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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMS or GPH?

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

Is BMS or GPH a better dividend stock?

Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Braemar pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Do analysts prefer BMS or GPH?

Braemar currently has a consensus price target of GBX 410, suggesting a potential upside of 50.18%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

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%	5.92%	7.09%
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%

Does the media refer more to BMS or GPH?

In the previous week, Global Ports' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Braemar's score of 0.00 indicating that Global Ports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Braemar	Neutral
Global Ports	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	£152.75M	0.55	£4.62M	£0.13	2,100.00
Global Ports	£193.58M	0.00	-£19.81M	£0.01	N/A

Summary

Braemar beats Global Ports on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.