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$62.25 -0.21 (-0.34%)
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VIK vs. ENB, CP, CSX, CNI, MPLX, RYAAY, LTM, BIP, PAC, and PAA

Should you be buying Viking stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viking include Enbridge (ENB), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), CSX (CSX), Canadian National Railway (CNI), MPLX (MPLX), Ryanair (RYAAY), LATAM Airlines Group (LTM), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico (PAC), and Plains All American Pipeline (PAA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Viking vs. Its Competitors

Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Enbridge has higher revenue and earnings than Viking. Enbridge 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 Ratio
Enbridge$38.22B2.76$3.97B$2.0323.80
Viking$5.33B5.17$152.33M$1.8533.65

Viking has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Enbridge's net margin of 10.11%. Enbridge's return on equity of 10.77% beat Viking's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enbridge10.11% 10.77% 3.15%
Viking 13.99%-374.71%8.94%

Enbridge has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viking has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Viking had 3 more articles in the media than Enbridge. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Viking and 29 mentions for Enbridge. Enbridge's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Viking's score of 0.76 indicating that Enbridge is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enbridge
17 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Viking
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Enbridge currently has a consensus target price of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. Viking has a consensus target price of $58.93, suggesting a potential downside of 5.33%. Given Enbridge's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enbridge is more favorable than Viking.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enbridge
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Viking
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64

54.6% of Enbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Enbridge shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Enbridge beats Viking on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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VIK vs. The Competition

MetricVikingLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$28.19B$8.95B$8.49B$21.33B
Dividend YieldN/A2.08%3.00%3.49%
P/E Ratio33.6518.0918.1129.16
Price / Sales5.172.845.2347.14
Price / Cash25.6512.0315.0318.29
Price / Book98.817.544.785.30
Net Income$152.33M$329.21M$228.48M$998.51M
7 Day Performance-2.33%2.33%-0.16%-0.63%
1 Month Performance5.65%9.16%17.69%4.90%
1 Year Performance88.46%8.66%49.15%13.95%

Viking Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VIK
Viking
3.5193 of 5 stars
$62.25
-0.3%
$58.93
-5.3%
+90.1%$28.19B$5.33B33.6512,000
ENB
Enbridge
3.4824 of 5 stars
$47.62
-0.7%
$60.50
+27.0%
+20.2%$104.60B$38.22B23.4614,500Trending News
Options Volume
CP
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
4.3031 of 5 stars
$73.42
-1.9%
$92.30
+25.7%
-8.1%$68.35B$10.62B22.8719,797Positive News
CSX
CSX
4.5839 of 5 stars
$32.81
-5.1%
$37.00
+12.8%
-6.7%$64.47B$14.54B20.2523,500Positive News
High Trading Volume
CNI
Canadian National Railway
4.7098 of 5 stars
$94.98
-1.0%
$118.36
+24.6%
-18.0%$59.89B$12.44B18.2725,428Positive News
MPLX
MPLX
1.8688 of 5 stars
$50.29
-0.9%
$56.11
+11.6%
+19.4%$51.70B$11.93B11.945,560Positive News
RYAAY
Ryanair
3.9764 of 5 stars
$65.51
-1.8%
$111.50
+70.2%
-44.3%$35.38B$14.98B15.3825,952
LTM
LATAM Airlines Group
3.3401 of 5 stars
$48.46
+0.9%
$39.00
-19.5%
+104.2%$14.52B$12.83B12.4638,664
BIP
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
4.8565 of 5 stars
$30.80
+0.4%
$41.67
+35.3%
-1.7%$14.22B$21.04B616.1261,000Short Interest ↓
PAC
Grupo Aeroportuario Del Pacifico
2.5282 of 5 stars
$243.70
-1.3%
$200.00
-17.9%
+39.2%$12.48B$39.80B25.283,275Positive News
PAA
Plains All American Pipeline
3.6463 of 5 stars
$17.48
-0.8%
$20.67
+18.2%
-1.1%$12.29B$47.80B23.954,100

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