Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors $17.20 -0.02 (-0.09%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NCLH vs. RYAAY, VIK, BIP, PAA, MMYT, ZTO, PAC, ASR, AAL, and TFIIShould you be buying Norwegian Cruise Line stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Norwegian Cruise Line include Ryanair (RYAAY), Viking (VIK), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), American Airlines Group (AAL), and TFI International (TFII). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Norwegian Cruise Line vs. Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline MakeMyTrip ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. American Airlines Group TFI International Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in RYAAY or NCLH? 43.7% of Ryanair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair has higher revenue and earnings than Norwegian Cruise Line. Norwegian Cruise Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ryanair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRyanair$13.82B2.12$2.07B$3.2616.89Norwegian Cruise Line$9.42B0.82$166.18M$1.739.98 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair received 532 more outperform votes than Norwegian Cruise Line when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.61% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 35.05% of users gave Norwegian Cruise Line an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRyanairOutperform Votes60069.61% Underperform Votes26230.39% Norwegian Cruise LineOutperform Votes6835.05% Underperform Votes12664.95% Does the media refer more to RYAAY or NCLH? In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 1 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 25 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.66 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ryanair 9 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Norwegian Cruise Line 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is RYAAY or NCLH more profitable? Ryanair has a net margin of 12.14% compared to Norwegian Cruise Line's net margin of 5.87%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 99.31% beat Ryanair's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ryanair12.14% 21.46% 9.91% Norwegian Cruise Line 5.87%99.31%3.12% Do analysts recommend RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair currently has a consensus price target of $147.00, suggesting a potential upside of 167.03%. Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $25.63, suggesting a potential upside of 48.48%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ryanair is more favorable than Norwegian Cruise Line.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ryanair 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13Norwegian Cruise Line 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 SummaryRyanair beats Norwegian Cruise Line on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Norwegian Cruise Line News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCLH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCLH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorwegian Cruise LineWater transportation IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.71B$7.55B$7.91B$19.42BDividend YieldN/A5.20%3.24%3.83%P/E Ratio15.8470.2315.0934.23Price / Sales0.824.147.7734.85Price / Cash10.285.6416.3717.51Price / Book24.312.764.734.69Net Income$166.18M$360.99M$257.85M$1.02B7 Day Performance-9.57%-3.38%-1.06%-1.74%1 Month Performance3.81%15.89%7.59%7.46%1 Year Performance6.10%-11.29%-3.47%3.96% Norwegian Cruise Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.7005 of 5 stars$17.21-0.1%$25.63+49.0%+2.0%$7.70B$9.42B15.8038,900Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRYAAYRyanair4.2602 of 5 stars$49.66-0.3%$147.00+196.0%-54.8%$26.38B$13.82B15.2119,100Analyst UpgradeVIKViking3.4174 of 5 stars$45.30+4.7%$46.89+3.5%+47.0%$19.54B$5.33B174.239,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.6373 of 5 stars$31.81-0.2%$41.67+31.0%+6.7%$14.78B$21.24B795.9544,000Positive NewsPAAPlains All American Pipeline2.8221 of 5 stars$17.09+4.0%$20.67+20.9%-5.3%$12.03B$50.07B23.424,100Analyst UpgradeMMYTMakeMyTrip3.4124 of 5 stars$103.58+5.8%$122.50+18.3%+23.1%$11.37B$935.76M56.303,340ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.0623 of 5 stars$19.00+1.5%$23.28+22.5%-31.1%$11.37B$44.28B13.1023,900News CoverageAnalyst DowngradePACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico2.5076 of 5 stars$215.61-0.6%$200.00-7.2%+17.2%$10.89B$36.17B21.431,740Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V.1.4989 of 5 stars$327.89+1.2%$310.00-5.5%-0.3%$9.82B$31.33B12.331,780Analyst DowngradeAALAmerican Airlines Group4.7776 of 5 stars$11.66+4.9%$16.25+39.4%-19.9%$7.67B$54.19B10.20129,700Analyst RevisionTFIITFI International4.4381 of 5 stars$90.00+9.0%$124.00+37.8%-33.6%$7.51B$8.49B18.0025,800Analyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors Plains All American Pipeline Competitors MakeMyTrip Competitors ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. 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