Head to Head Survey: Carnival (NYSE:CCL) vs. Bluegreen Vacations (OTCMKTS:BVHBB)

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) and Bluegreen Vacations (OTCMKTS:BVHBB) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Carnival and Bluegreen Vacations”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carnival	$25.02 billion	1.37	$1.92 billion	$1.85	15.85
Bluegreen Vacations	$919.43 million	1.33	$64.39 million	N/A	N/A

Carnival has higher revenue and earnings than Bluegreen Vacations.

Profitability

This table compares Carnival and Bluegreen Vacations’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carnival	9.72%	27.88%	5.20%
Bluegreen Vacations	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Carnival and Bluegreen Vacations, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carnival	0	7	13	0	2.65
Bluegreen Vacations	0	0	0	0	0.00

Carnival currently has a consensus price target of $28.65, suggesting a potential downside of 2.31%. Given Carnival’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Carnival is more favorable than Bluegreen Vacations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.2% of Carnival shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.7% of Bluegreen Vacations shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Carnival shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 88.2% of Bluegreen Vacations 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

Carnival beats Bluegreen Vacations on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Carnival

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn. The Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations segment consists of AIDA, Costa, Cunard, and P&O Cruises (UK). The Cruise Support segment represents port destinations and private islands for the benefit of its cruise brands. The Tour and Other segment operates hotel and transportation operations of Holland America Princess Alaska Tours. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

About Bluegreen Vacations

Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation operates as a vacation ownership company. The company markets and sells vacation ownership interests (VOI); and manages resorts in leisure and urban destinations, including Orlando, Las Vegas, Myrtle Beach, Charleston and New Orleans, and others. It also provides resort management, mortgage, title, reservation, and construction design and development services; and financing to qualified VOI purchasers, as well as management services to the vacation club and homeowners' associations. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.