Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors $16.24 +0.21 (+1.28%) Closing price 05/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.15 -0.09 (-0.52%) As of 05/1/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, ZTO, MMYT, PAC, ASR, TFII, and AALShould 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), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (ASR), TFI International (TFII), and American Airlines Group (AAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Norwegian Cruise Line vs. Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. TFI International American Airlines Group Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair received 533 more outperform votes than Norwegian Cruise Line when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Ryanair an outperform vote while only 34.74% of users gave Norwegian Cruise Line an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRyanairOutperform Votes59969.57% Underperform Votes26230.43% Norwegian Cruise LineOutperform Votes6634.74% Underperform Votes12465.26% Do analysts recommend RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair presently has a consensus price target of $147.00, suggesting a potential upside of 204.66%. Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $26.32, suggesting a potential upside of 62.09%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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 Which has more risk and volatility, RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% 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 institutionals & insiders believe in RYAAY or NCLH? 43.7% of Ryanair shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor RYAAY or NCLH? In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 34 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 10 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.38 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ryanair 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Norwegian Cruise Line 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and 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$13.82B1.86$2.07B$3.2614.80Norwegian Cruise Line$9.48B0.75$166.18M$1.868.73 SummaryRyanair beats Norwegian Cruise Line on 12 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$7.14B$6.97B$7.49B$18.96BDividend YieldN/A5.10%3.39%4.01%P/E Ratio14.8968.0816.3932.87Price / Sales0.754.407.5428.03Price / Cash10.285.6416.4217.52Price / Book22.872.614.414.47Net Income$166.18M$360.99M$260.40M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.34%4.06%1.45%0.73%1 Month Performance-14.77%8.25%-2.00%-2.62%1 Year Performance0.96%-10.47%-2.37%4.59% Norwegian Cruise Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.7937 of 5 stars$16.24+1.3%$26.32+62.1%+1.0%$7.14B$9.48B14.8938,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRYAAYRyanair4.1599 of 5 stars$44.53-2.5%$147.00+230.1%-64.7%$23.69B$13.82B13.6519,100Positive NewsVIKViking3.1758 of 5 stars$37.10-6.8%$46.18+24.5%N/A$16.01B$5.33B142.699,500BIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.7271 of 5 stars$27.66-0.9%$42.50+53.7%+9.4%$12.84B$21.04B691.6744,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePAAPlains All American Pipeline1.4682 of 5 stars$17.17-3.2%$20.36+18.6%-1.3%$12.08B$50.07B23.524,100Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.5151 of 5 stars$18.65-0.9%$23.28+24.8%-12.3%$11.16B$44.28B12.8623,900MMYTMakeMyTrip3.0614 of 5 stars$99.87-3.3%$122.50+22.7%+59.3%$10.96B$935.76M54.283,340Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico1.4914 of 5 stars$191.81-1.4%$200.00+4.3%+12.4%$9.69B$33.61B19.071,740Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑ASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V.1.372 of 5 stars$286.89-0.8%$310.00+8.1%-8.2%$8.61B$31.33B10.811,780Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑News CoverageTFIITFI International4.3343 of 5 stars$76.05-2.2%$140.14+84.3%-38.3%$6.39B$8.40B15.2125,800Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAALAmerican Airlines Group4.7873 of 5 stars$9.07-4.1%$16.95+86.8%-26.1%$5.96B$54.21B7.96129,700Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors Plains All American Pipeline Competitors ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors MakeMyTrip Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. 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