Carnival (NYSE:CUK – Get Free Report) and AiRWA (NASDAQ:YYAI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
23.8% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of AiRWA shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.8% of AiRWA shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Carnival has a beta of 2.46, indicating that its stock price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AiRWA has a beta of -1.87, indicating that its stock price is 287% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Carnival | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| AiRWA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Carnival and AiRWA”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Carnival | $26.62 billion | 0.17 | $2.76 billion | $2.00 | 12.03 |
| AiRWA | $12.82 million | 1.37 | $3.49 million | $3.95 | 0.23 |
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.
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 | 10.37% | 28.39% | 6.09% |
| AiRWA | -6.12% | -0.40% | -0.37% |
Summary
Carnival beats AiRWA on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Carnival
Carnival Plc operates as a global cruise and vacation company. The firm offers holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. It operates through the North America and Australia (NAA), Europe and Asia (EA), Cruise Support, and Tour and Other segments. The NAA segment includes Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, P and O Cruises (Australia), Princess and Seabourn. The EA segment includes AIDA, Costa, Cunard, and P and O Cruises (UK). The Cruise Support segment includes a portfolio of port destinations and other services, all of which are operated for the benefit of cruise brands. The Tour and Other segment represents the hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours and other operations. The company was founded on July 19, 2000 and is headquartered in Southampton, the United Kingdom.
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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