Financial Contrast: Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) and Pacific Software (OTCMKTS:PFSF)

Pacific Software (OTCMKTS:PFSF) and Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Pacific Software and Royal Caribbean Cruises, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Software	0	0	0	0	0.00
Royal Caribbean Cruises	0	7	14	1	2.73

Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus target price of $353.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.90%. Given Royal Caribbean Cruises’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Caribbean Cruises is more favorable than Pacific Software.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.5% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Pacific Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Royal Caribbean Cruises shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Software and Royal Caribbean Cruises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Software	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royal Caribbean Cruises	23.54%	43.33%	10.56%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pacific Software and Royal Caribbean Cruises”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Software	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Royal Caribbean Cruises	$18.68 billion	4.33	$4.27 billion	$16.18	18.68

Royal Caribbean Cruises has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Software.

Summary

Royal Caribbean Cruises beats Pacific Software on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Software

Pacific Software, Inc., a development stage company, engages in designing, developing, licensing, and operating transactional solutions worldwide. The company manages BOAPIN.com, a multi-lingual and multi-faceted commodities trading platform designed for international clients, traders, and subscribers. It is also postured for investments, mergers, acquisitions, and business combination strategies for various technologies and digital platforms. The company intends to deliver its trading solutions to agriculture, fertilizers, chemicals, cosmetics, electronics, and equipment industries. The company was formerly known as Pacific Mining, Inc. and changed its name to Pacific Software, Inc. in November 2006. Pacific Software, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.