Head to Head Analysis: Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (OTCMKTS:ROCLF) vs. Viking (NYSE:VIK)

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

Viking currently has a consensus price target of $42.85, indicating a potential upside of 0.06%. Given Viking’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Viking is more favorable than Royal Olympic Cruise Lines.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking	-10.97%	N/A	-1.53%
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viking	$5.10 billion	3.62	-$1.86 billion	N/A	N/A
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Viking beats Royal Olympic Cruise Lines on 5 of the 8 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 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.