Navigator (NVGS) Competitors

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK) and Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Is CUK or NVGS more profitable?

Navigator has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 7.66%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 24.13% beat Navigator's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival Co. &	7.66%	24.13%	3.82%
Navigator	14.48%	7.40%	4.23%

Is CUK or NVGS a better dividend stock?

Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Carnival Co. & pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Navigator pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to CUK or NVGS?

In the previous week, Navigator had 3 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Navigator and 5 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Navigator's score of 1.21 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carnival Co. &	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Navigator	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CUK or NVGS?

Carnival Co. & has higher revenue and earnings than Navigator. Navigator is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carnival Co. &	$25.42B	0.15	$1.92B	$1.50	13.27
Navigator	$566.68M	1.71	$82.25M	$1.28	10.89

Which has more volatility and risk, CUK or NVGS?

Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.59, suggesting that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CUK or NVGS?

23.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Navigator shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival Co. & shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Navigator shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer CUK or NVGS?

Navigator has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 54.97%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival Co. &	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CUK or NVGS?

Navigator received 24 more outperform votes than Carnival Co. & when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 64.66% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carnival Co. &	Outperform Votes 300 64.66%	Underperform Votes 164 35.34%
Navigator	Outperform Votes 324 69.53%	Underperform Votes 142 30.47%

Summary

Navigator beats Carnival Co. & on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.