Head to Head Survey: Carnival (NYSE:CCL) & Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO)

Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) and Carnival (NYSE:CCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Inspirato has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carnival has a beta of 2.32, indicating that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Inspirato and Carnival, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspirato	1	0	0	0	1.00
Carnival	0	6	20	1	2.81

Carnival has a consensus target price of $35.08, suggesting a potential upside of 26.27%. Given Carnival’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carnival is more favorable than Inspirato.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.5% of Inspirato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Carnival shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.0% of Inspirato shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Carnival shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Inspirato and Carnival”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspirato	$247.65 million	0.22	-$5.39 million	($0.87)	-4.90
Carnival	$26.62 billion	1.43	$2.76 billion	$2.22	12.52

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Inspirato. Inspirato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Inspirato and Carnival’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspirato	-4.24%	N/A	-4.10%
Carnival	11.24%	26.11%	6.36%

Summary

Carnival beats Inspirato on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inspirato

Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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.