Viking (VIK) Competitors $60.01 +0.02 (+0.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.26 +0.26 (+0.43%) As of 07:58 PM 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, CSX, CNI, MPLX, RYAAY, BIP, LTM, PAA, ZTO, and PACShould you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), MPLX (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO), and Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Viking vs. Its Competitors Canadian Pacific Kansas City CSX Canadian National Railway MPLX Ryanair Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LATAM Airlines Group Plains All American Pipeline ZTO Express (Cayman) Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico Viking (NYSE:VIK) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CP) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Which has better earnings and valuation, VIK or CP? 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 RatioViking$5.33B4.99$152.33M$1.2348.79Canadian Pacific Kansas City$10.62B6.36$2.71B$3.2123.02 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VIK or CP? 98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Canadian Pacific Kansas City 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. Which has more volatility and risk, VIK or CP? Viking has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer VIK or CP? Viking currently has a consensus price target of $55.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.34%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a consensus price target of $92.30, suggesting a potential upside of 24.92%. Given Canadian Pacific Kansas City's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canadian Pacific Kansas City is more favorable than Viking.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Viking 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is VIK or CP more profitable? Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a net margin of 28.05% compared to Viking's net margin of 9.60%. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity of 8.69% beat Viking's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Viking9.60% -128.44% 7.99% Canadian Pacific Kansas City 28.05%8.69%4.82% Does the media prefer VIK or CP? In the previous week, Canadian Pacific Kansas City had 6 more articles in the media than Viking. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Canadian Pacific Kansas City and 25 mentions for Viking. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Viking's score of 0.40 indicating that Canadian Pacific Kansas City is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Viking 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Canadian Pacific Kansas City 25 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCanadian Pacific Kansas City beats Viking on 13 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 VIK 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 ExcelMetricVikingLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$26.58B$8.44B$8.29B$21.05BDividend YieldN/A2.15%3.10%3.56%P/E Ratio48.7917.4816.6428.03Price / Sales4.992.504.7657.07Price / Cash24.1811.7016.8223.95Price / Book-117.663.684.365.26Net Income$152.33M$330.72M$226.22M$994.11M7 Day Performance5.31%1.36%2.16%2.10%1 Month Performance4.31%14.08%0.57%0.99%1 Year Performance75.41%9.66%22.58%15.24% Viking Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIKViking3.0095 of 5 stars$60.01+0.0%$55.00-8.3%+79.9%$26.58B$5.33B48.7912,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCPCanadian Pacific Kansas City4.4921 of 5 stars$74.51-0.7%$92.30+23.9%-2.4%$68.54B$10.62B23.2119,797CSXCSX4.3803 of 5 stars$35.23-0.6%$37.00+5.0%+8.6%$66.05B$14.54B21.7523,500Analyst RevisionCNICanadian National Railway4.7667 of 5 stars$93.23+0.7%$118.36+27.0%-15.3%$57.99B$12.44B17.9325,428Positive NewsMPLXMPLX3.1168 of 5 stars$50.20-0.4%$55.63+10.8%+22.4%$51.46B$11.93B11.925,560Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYAAYRyanair4.7639 of 5 stars$63.67-1.1%$111.50+75.1%-36.2%$34.16B$14.98B14.9525,952Positive NewsBIPBrookfield Infrastructure Partners4.8897 of 5 stars$30.15+0.2%$41.67+38.2%+0.9%$13.98B$21.04B603.0461,000Positive NewsLTMLATAM Airlines Group3.4388 of 5 stars$42.76-2.1%$38.00-11.1%+87.0%$13.20B$12.83B10.9938,664News CoverageGap DownPAAPlains All American Pipeline3.0442 of 5 stars$17.71-0.8%$20.75+17.2%+4.3%$12.46B$50.09B24.264,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZTOZTO Express (Cayman)2.9992 of 5 stars$20.17-2.0%$21.76+7.9%+1.2%$12.31B$6.07B12.7624,471News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPACGrupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico2.0964 of 5 stars$243.90+1.2%$200.00-18.0%+53.2%$12.17B$1.84B25.303,275Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian Pacific Kansas City Alternatives CSX Alternatives Canadian National Railway Alternatives MPLX Alternatives Ryanair Alternatives Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Alternatives LATAM Airlines Group Alternatives Plains All American Pipeline Alternatives ZTO Express (Cayman) Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico 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 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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