Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Competitors

Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts prefer CROX or RCL?

Crocs presently has a consensus price target of $135.13, indicating a potential upside of 32.47%. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $293.90, indicating a potential downside of 14.12%. Given Crocs' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Royal Caribbean Cruises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has more volatility and risk, CROX or RCL?

Crocs has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CROX or RCL more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Royal Caribbean Cruises' net margin of 19.38%. Royal Caribbean Cruises' return on equity of 47.89% beat Crocs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	23.35%	43.07%	16.02%
Royal Caribbean Cruises	19.38%	47.89%	9.44%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CROX or RCL?

Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Caribbean Cruises, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.39	$950.07M	$16.32	6.25
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$16.48B	5.64	$2.88B	$12.04	28.42

Does the media refer more to CROX or RCL?

In the previous week, Royal Caribbean Cruises had 16 more articles in the media than Crocs. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Royal Caribbean Cruises and 18 mentions for Crocs. Royal Caribbean Cruises' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Crocs' score of 0.58 indicating that Royal Caribbean Cruises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Caribbean Cruises	18 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CROX or RCL?

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Crocs on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.