Viking (VIK) Competitors $43.15 -1.58 (-3.53%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.07 -0.08 (-0.19%) As of 07:11 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VIK vs. CP, CNI, CSX, MPLX, RYAAY, BIP, PAA, MMYT, ZTO, and PACShould you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), CSX (CSX), Mplx (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), MakeMyTrip (MMYT), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canadian National Railway CSX Mplx Ryanair Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Plains All American Pipeline MakeMyTrip ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders and institutionals believe in CP or VIK? 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CP or VIK more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 25.51% compared to Viking's net margin of -10.97%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 8.86% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Canadian Pacific Kansas City25.51% 8.86% 4.80% Viking -10.97%N/A -1.53% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City received 976 more outperform votes than Viking when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.07% of users gave Canadian Pacific Kansas City an outperform vote while only 64.44% of users gave Viking an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCanadian Pacific Kansas CityOutperform Votes100569.07% Underperform Votes45030.93% VikingOutperform Votes2964.44% Underperform Votes1635.56% Do analysts rate CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City presently has a consensus price target of $90.63, suggesting a potential upside of 11.81%. Viking has a consensus price target of $46.94, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Viking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 Which has higher earnings & valuation, CP or VIK? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. Canadian Pacific Kansas City is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCanadian Pacific Kansas City$14.82B5.09$2.71B$2.9627.39Viking$5.33B3.49-$1.86B$0.26165.97 Does the media favor CP or VIK? In the previous week, Viking had 30 more articles in the media than Canadian Pacific Kansas City. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for Viking and 25 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Viking's score of 0.58 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Canadian Pacific Kansas City 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Viking 20 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Viking on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Viking News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIK 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 VIK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVikingWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.62B$7.55B$285.05B$19.38BDividend YieldN/A5.21%3.78%3.84%P/E Ratio165.9770.2313.7634.23Price / Sales3.494.14264.2234.85Price / CashN/A5.6411.5417.51Price / BookN/A2.761.914.69Net Income-$1.86B$360.99M$512.32M$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.76%-3.95%-2.30%-1.34%1 Month Performance14.85%18.56%10.74%9.79%1 Year Performance47.02%-12.99%-10.69%3.27% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking3.4124 of 5 stars$43.15-3.5%$47.53+10.1%+47.0%$18.62B$5.33B165.979,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.252 of 5 stars$76.52+4.3%$90.71+18.5%-0.2%$71.20B$14.82B26.3911,800Gap UpCNICanadian National Railway4.6402 of 5 stars$104.72+4.3%$119.27+13.9%-16.2%$65.82B$17.20B20.4524,000Positive NewsCSXCSX4.7393 of 5 stars$30.31+5.5%$33.90+11.9%-7.8%$56.94B$14.28B16.9322,500Trending NewsMPLXMplx2.3186 of 5 stars$48.97-0.3%$55.50+13.3%+24.0%$50.07B$11.19B11.635,810Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRYAAYRyanair4.2589 of 5 stars$49.60-0.4%$147.00+196.4%-54.8%$26.38B$13.82B15.2119,100Analyst UpgradeBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.6363 of 5 stars$31.96+0.3%$41.67+30.4%+6.7%$14.84B$21.24B799.2044,000Positive NewsPAAPlains All American Pipeline2.8205 of 5 stars$17.13+4.2%$20.67+20.6%-5.3%$12.06B$50.07B23.474,100Analyst UpgradeMMYTMakeMyTrip3.4073 of 5 stars$103.73+5.9%$122.50+18.1%+23.1%$11.39B$935.76M56.383,340ZTOZTO Express (Cayman)4.5575 of 5 stars$18.99+1.4%$23.28+22.6%-31.1%$11.36B$44.28B13.1023,900News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePACGrupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico2.5019 of 5 stars$214.82-0.9%$200.00-6.9%+17.2%$10.85B$36.17B21.351,740Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives CSX Alternatives Mplx Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives MakeMyTrip Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico Alternatives 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:VIK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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