Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Competitors $21.00 +0.72 (+3.55%) Closing price 07/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.03 +0.03 (+0.14%) As of 08:55 AM 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, PAC, ZTO, MMYT, ASR, DINO, 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), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASR), HF Sinclair (DINO), and TFI International (TFII). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Norwegian Cruise Line vs. Its Competitors Ryanair Viking Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico ZTO Express (Cayman) MakeMyTrip Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste HF Sinclair TFI International Ryanair (NASDAQ:RYAAY) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is RYAAY or NCLH more profitable? Ryanair has a net margin of 11.79% compared to Norwegian Cruise Line's net margin of 9.05%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 66.78% beat Ryanair's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ryanair11.79% 21.35% 9.63% Norwegian Cruise Line 9.05%66.78%3.84% Does the media refer more to RYAAY or NCLH? In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 4 more articles in the media than Ryanair. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 10 mentions for Ryanair. Ryanair's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.70 indicating that Ryanair is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ryanair 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Norwegian Cruise Line 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate RYAAY or NCLH? Ryanair currently has a consensus price target of $147.00, suggesting a potential upside of 154.85%. Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $24.84, suggesting a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Ryanair's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Norwegian Cruise Line 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$14.98B2.05$1.73B$3.2018.03Norwegian Cruise Line$9.48B0.99$910.26M$1.7312.14 SummaryRyanair beats Norwegian Cruise Line on 10 of the 16 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 NCLH 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 LineLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.06B$8.49B$8.22B$20.43BDividend YieldN/A2.26%3.29%3.76%P/E Ratio12.1447.3720.5727.62Price / Sales0.992.093.3136.40Price / Cash4.9013.4617.1921.79Price / Book6.483.624.544.52Net Income$910.26M$328.98M$212.83M$984.47M7 Day Performance10.35%7.71%3.42%2.61%1 Month Performance18.88%7.08%9.73%4.99%1 Year Performance19.25%1.73%9.71%13.53% Norwegian Cruise Line Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCLHNorwegian Cruise Line4.8062 of 5 stars$21.00+3.6%$24.84+18.3%+18.8%$9.06B$9.48B12.1441,700Analyst ForecastRYAAYRyanair4.3417 of 5 stars$55.05+0.1%$147.00+167.1%-49.4%$29.24B$14.98B17.2225,952Positive NewsVIKViking3.666 of 5 stars$49.48+0.0%$49.00-1.0%+62.5%$21.89B$5.33B40.1612,000BIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.6684 of 5 stars$32.83+0.9%$41.67+26.9%+23.6%$15.27B$21.04B-1,643.2361,000Positive NewsPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.4589 of 5 stars$18.26-1.0%$20.50+12.3%+0.3%$12.85B$50.09B25.024,100Positive NewsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.3238 of 5 stars$217.92+1.2%$200.00-8.2%+49.8%$11.00B$36.17B22.953,275ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.2481 of 5 stars$17.34+0.7%$21.16+22.1%-13.7%$10.37B$6.07B10.9724,471MMYTMakeMyTrip3.4623 of 5 stars$91.26-0.4%$127.50+39.7%+10.0%$10.15B$978.34M109.954,576ASRGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste0.9909 of 5 stars$301.30+0.1%$310.00+2.9%+5.7%$9.04B$31.33B11.351,936High Trading VolumeDINOHF Sinclair3.142 of 5 stars$40.94-2.2%$43.70+6.8%-21.1%$7.71B$28.58B-53.185,297Positive NewsTFIITFI International4.2468 of 5 stars$89.07+1.2%$121.50+36.4%-36.9%$7.44B$8.49B19.5127,205 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ryanair Competitors Viking Competitors Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Competitors Plains All American Pipeline Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Competitors ZTO Express (Cayman) Competitors MakeMyTrip Competitors Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste Competitors HF Sinclair Competitors TFI International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NCLH) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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