Comparing Viking (NYSE:VIK) & Cool (NYSE:CLCO)

Viking (NYSE:VIK) and Cool (NYSE:CLCO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.8% of Viking shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Cool shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Viking and Cool, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viking	0	4	11	0	2.73
Cool	0	1	0	0	2.00

Viking presently has a consensus target price of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.53%. Given Viking’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Viking is more favorable than Cool.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viking	$5.33 billion	3.24	-$1.86 billion	$0.26	154.25
Cool	$333.65 million	0.89	$174.73 million	$0.68	8.18

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

Profitability

This table compares Viking and Cool’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking	-10.97%	N/A	-1.53%
Cool	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Viking beats Cool on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Cool

Cool Company Ltd. engages in the acquisition, ownership, operation, and chartering of liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs). As of December 31, 2023, it owned a fleet of eleven LNGCs, including seven modern tri-fuel diesel electric vessels; two modern 2-stroke and two TFDE vessels; and managed 17 LNGCs and floating storage and regasification units for third parties. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.