Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Airbnb (NASDAQ:ABNB) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises received 814 more outperform votes than Airbnb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.51% of users gave Royal Caribbean Cruises an outperform vote while only 37.19% of users gave Airbnb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Caribbean Cruises	Outperform Votes 994 71.51%	Underperform Votes 396 28.49%
Airbnb	Outperform Votes 180 37.19%	Underperform Votes 304 62.81%

Is RCL or ABNB more profitable?

Airbnb has a net margin of 23.85% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 17.46%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 48.97% beat Airbnb's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Caribbean Cruises	17.46%	48.97%	8.86%
Airbnb	23.85%	32.29%	11.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Airbnb has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RCL or ABNB?

87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Airbnb shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Airbnb shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to RCL or ABNB?

In the previous week, Airbnb had 17 more articles in the media than Royal Caribbean Cruises. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Airbnb and 42 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Airbnb's score of 0.93 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Caribbean Cruises	24 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Airbnb	31 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Airbnb. Royal Caribbean Cruises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Airbnb, 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
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$16.76B	4.04	$2.88B	$12.04	20.68
Airbnb	$11.23B	7.37	$2.65B	$3.96	33.37

Do analysts rate RCL or ABNB?

Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has a consensus price target of $271.95, indicating a potential upside of 9.22%. Airbnb has a consensus price target of $141.43, indicating a potential upside of 7.04%. Given Royal Caribbean Cruises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Caribbean Cruises is more favorable than Airbnb.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Airbnb	4 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.37

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Airbnb on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.