Reviewing The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE:TGE) & Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH)

The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE:TGE) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of The Generation Essentials Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

The Generation Essentials Group has a beta of -1.26, suggesting that its share price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares The Generation Essentials Group and Norwegian Cruise Line’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Generation Essentials Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Cruise Line	5.66%	47.84%	4.46%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares The Generation Essentials Group and Norwegian Cruise Line”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Generation Essentials Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Cruise Line	$9.83 billion	0.99	$423.25 million	$1.19	17.88

Norwegian Cruise Line has higher revenue and earnings than The Generation Essentials Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for The Generation Essentials Group and Norwegian Cruise Line, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Generation Essentials Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Norwegian Cruise Line	1	11	8	2	2.50

Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $21.26, indicating a potential downside of 0.07%. Given Norwegian Cruise Line’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Norwegian Cruise Line is more favorable than The Generation Essentials Group.

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats The Generation Essentials Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Generation Essentials Group

Tallgrass Energy, LP, through its subsidiaries, provides crude oil transportation services to customers in Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, and the surrounding regions of the United States. The company operates through three segments: Natural Gas Transportation; Crude Oil Transportation; and Gathering, Processing & Terminalling. It also provides natural gas transportation and storage services for customers in the Rocky Mountain, Midwest, and Appalachian regions; natural gas and crude oil gathering and processing services for customers in Wyoming; and natural gas liquids (NGLs) transportation services in Northeast Colorado and Wyoming. In addition, the company offers water business services, including freshwater transportation, and produced water gathering and disposal in Colorado, Texas, Wyoming, and North Dakota; crude oil storage and terminalling services in Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas; and marketing services for NGLs and crude oil. The company was formerly known as Tallgrass Energy GP, LP and changed its name to Tallgrass Energy, LP in June 2018. Tallgrass Energy, LP was founded in 2013 and is based in Leawood, Kansas.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cruise company in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. It offers itineraries ranging from three days to a 180-days calling on various ports, including Scandinavia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Greek Isles, Alaska, Canada and New England, Hawaii, Asia, Tahiti and the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, India, South America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean. It distributes its products through retail/travel advisor and onboard cruise sales channels, as well as meetings, incentives, and charters. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. was founded in 1966 and is based in Miami, Florida.