Carnival (NYSE:CCL – Get Free Report) and AiRWA (NASDAQ:YYAI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Carnival and AiRWA, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Carnival | 0 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 2.85 |
| AiRWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $35.23, suggesting a potential upside of 23.34%. Given Carnival’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Carnival is more favorable than AiRWA.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Carnival | $26.62 billion | 1.47 | $2.76 billion | $2.22 | 12.87 |
| AiRWA | $12.82 million | 0.62 | $3.49 million | $116.00 | 0.07 |
Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than AiRWA. AiRWA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
67.2% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of AiRWA shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of Carnival shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of AiRWA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Carnival and AiRWA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Carnival | 11.24% | 26.11% | 6.36% |
| AiRWA | -6.12% | -0.40% | -0.37% |
Risk and Volatility
Carnival has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AiRWA has a beta of -1.9, indicating that its share price is 290% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Carnival beats AiRWA on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Carnival
Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn. The Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations segment consists of AIDA, Costa, Cunard, and P&O Cruises (UK). The Cruise Support segment represents port destinations and private islands for the benefit of its cruise brands. The Tour and Other segment operates hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.
About AiRWA
Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. engages in the sports equipment and technology business in the United States. The company offers Slinger Launcher, a portable padel tennis ball launcher and pickleball launcher; and Slinger Bag Launcher, a ball launcher built into transport wheeled trolley bag. It also provides Gameface, AI technology and performance analytics for sports. Connexa Sports Technologies Inc. is based in Windsor Mill, Maryland.
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