Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) & Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Critical Contrast
An analysis compares Monarch Casino & Resort and Norwegian Cruise Line on ownership, risk, analyst ratings, valuation, and profitability.Summary
This article compares Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, across institutional and insider ownership, risk and volatility, analyst ratings, valuation and earnings, and profitability. Institutional ownership is higher for NCLH (69.6%) than MCRI (62.4%), while insider ownership is much higher for MCRI (26.3%) versus NCLH (0.3%). NCLH has a higher beta (1.95) than MCRI (1.37), indicating greater volatility. Analyst ratings show MCRI with a consensus rating score of 2.57 and a price target of $124.40 (9.60% upside), while NCLH has a score of 2.35 and a price target of $20.00 (29.07% upside). NCLH has significantly higher revenue ($9.83 billion) and net income ($423.25 million) compared to MCRI ($545.12 million and $101.39 million, respectively). However, MCRI has a higher net margin (20.40% vs. 7.49%) and return on assets (15.79% vs. 4.21%), while NCLH has a higher return on equity (41.38% vs. 20.63%). NCLH trades at a lower price-to-earnings ratio (9.68 vs. 18.19). The article provides brief company overviews for both firms.
(Source：The Lincolnian Online)