Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) & Sonder (NASDAQ:SOND) Head-To-Head Comparison

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) and Sonder (NASDAQ:SOND) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Sonder’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sonder	-42.27%	N/A	-22.67%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.9% of Sonder shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.1% of Royal Olympic Cruise Lines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Sonder shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines has a beta of 3.9, suggesting that its stock price is 290% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sonder has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Sonder, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sonder	1	0	0	0	1.00

Given Royal Olympic Cruise Lines’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Royal Olympic Cruise Lines is more favorable than Sonder.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Sonder”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sonder	$621.27 million	0.00	-$224.09 million	($22.08)	-0.01

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sonder.

Summary

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines beats Sonder on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Royal Olympic Cruise Lines

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines, Inc. engages in the ownership, operation, and management of a fleet of cruise ships. The company also provides services under management agreements for other cruise vessels, for which a management fee is charged. Its fleet, in 2002, consisted of seven overnight cruise ships, ranging in capacity from approximately 450 to 836 passengers. The geographical areas served by the company include the eastern and western Mediterranean, South and Central America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Far East. Its competitors include Costa Crociere SpA, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises Limited, P&O Cruises Limited, and Holland America. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

About Sonder

Sonder Holdings Inc. engages in the hospitality business. It operates and manages properties comprising 1-, 2-, and 3+ bedroom; and studio apartments, as well as 1-bedroom hotel rooms for leisure travelers and families, digital nomads, and business travelers in North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.