Braemar (BMS) Competitors

Braemar (LON:BMS) and Global Ports (LON:GPH) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Do analysts rate BMS or GPH?

Braemar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 410, indicating a potential upside of 49.09%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Braemar is more favorable than Global Ports.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braemar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Global Ports	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMS or GPH?

Braemar received 44 more outperform votes than Global Ports when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.33% of users gave Braemar an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Global Ports an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braemar	Outperform Votes 204 71.33%	Underperform Votes 82 28.67%
Global Ports	Outperform Votes 160 62.50%	Underperform Votes 96 37.50%

Does the media prefer BMS or GPH?

In the previous week, Braemar and Braemar both had 1 articles in the media. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Global Ports' score of -0.76 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Braemar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Ports	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more volatility & risk, BMS or GPH?

Braemar has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMS or GPH more profitable?

Braemar has a net margin of 3.03% compared to Global Ports' net margin of 0.46%. Global Ports' return on equity of 34.36% beat Braemar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braemar	3.03%	5.78%	7.09%
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%

Is BMS or GPH a better dividend stock?

Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Braemar pays out 84.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Ports pays out 370,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Braemar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BMS or GPH?

Braemar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Ports. Global Ports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Braemar	£165.60M	0.54	£5.01M	£15.39	17.87
Global Ports	£193.58M	0.00	-£19.81M	£0.01	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BMS or GPH?

27.7% of Braemar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.8% of Braemar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Braemar beats Global Ports on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.