Contrasting Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) and Viking (NYSE:VIK)

Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Viking, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	0	0	0	0	0.00
Viking	0	3	10	0	2.77

Viking has a consensus target price of $42.85, indicating a potential downside of 3.52%. Given Royal Olympic Cruise Lines’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Olympic Cruise Lines is more favorable than Viking.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Viking”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
Viking	$5.10 billion	3.75	-$1.86 billion	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 64.1% of Royal Olympic Cruise Lines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Royal Olympic Cruise Lines and Viking’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
Viking	-10.97%	N/A	-1.53%

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 Viking

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.