Golden Heaven Group (NASDAQ:GDHG) & Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) Financial Analysis

Golden Heaven Group (NASDAQ:GDHG) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Golden Heaven Group has a beta of -12.2, indicating that its share price is 1,320% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Heaven Group and Royal Caribbean Cruises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Heaven Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royal Caribbean Cruises	23.33%	44.68%	10.36%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Golden Heaven Group and Royal Caribbean Cruises, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Heaven Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0	4	19	1	2.88

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus price target of $327.45, suggesting a potential upside of 30.94%. Given Royal Caribbean Cruises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Caribbean Cruises is more favorable than Golden Heaven Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Golden Heaven Group and Royal Caribbean Cruises”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Heaven Group	$22.33 million	0.44	-$1.80 million	N/A	N/A
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$16.48 billion	4.14	$2.88 billion	$14.87	16.82

Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Heaven Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.6% of Golden Heaven Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Golden Heaven Group on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golden Heaven Group

Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the management and operation of urban amusement parks, water parks, and complementary recreational facilities in China. Its parks offer a range of recreational experiences, including thrilling and family-friendly rides, water attractions, gourmet festivals, circus performances, and high-tech facilities. The company operates six amusement parks, water parks, and complementary recreational facilities. Golden Heaven Group Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Nanping, the People's Republic of China.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.