Viking (NYSE:VIK) versus Avolta (OTCMKTS:DUFRY) Head to Head Contrast

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Viking	15.53%	716.92%	9.82%
Avolta	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Viking has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avolta has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Viking and Avolta, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Viking	1	5	11	0	2.59
Avolta	0	1	0	1	3.00

Viking currently has a consensus price target of $67.19, indicating a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Viking’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Viking is more favorable than Avolta.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Viking and Avolta”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Viking	$5.33 billion	5.69	$152.33 million	$2.14	32.02
Avolta	$15.33 billion	0.58	$117.00 million	N/A	N/A

Viking has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avolta.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

Viking beats Avolta on 9 of the 12 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 Avolta

Avolta AG operates as a travel retailer. The company’s retail brands include general travel retail shops under the Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Zurich Duty-Free or Stockholm Duty-Free, Autogrill, and HMSHost brands; Dufry shopping stores; brand boutiques; convenience stores primarily under the Hudson brand; and specialized shops and theme stores. It offers perfumes and cosmetics, food and confectionery, wines and spirits, watches and jewelry, fashion and leather, tobacco goods, souvenirs, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, personal items, sunglasses, destination, and other products, as well as newspapers, magazines, and books. It operates duty-free and duty-paid shops located at airports, border, downtown and hotel shops, railway stations and other, cruise liners and ferries, seaports, and motorways in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was formerly known as Dufry AG and changed its name to Avolta AG in November 2023. Avolta AG was incorporated in 1865 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.