KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) vs. Viking (NYSE:VIK) Financial Comparison

KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Viking’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KNOT Offshore Partners	0.66%	2.84%	0.95%
Viking	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for KNOT Offshore Partners and Viking, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KNOT Offshore Partners	0	0	0	0	N/A
Viking	0	3	9	0	2.75

Viking has a consensus price target of $37.17, indicating a potential upside of 7.73%. Given Viking’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Viking is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Viking”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KNOT Offshore Partners	$296.76 million	0.77	-$33.57 million	($0.76)	-8.84
Viking	$4.71 billion	3.16	-$1.86 billion	N/A	N/A

KNOT Offshore Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viking.

Summary

KNOT Offshore Partners beats Viking on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KNOT Offshore Partners

KNOT Offshore Partners LP acquires, owns, and operates shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides loading, transportation, and discharge of crude oil under time charters and bareboat charters. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

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.