Gulf Marine Services (GMS) Competitors

Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) and Total Produce (LON:TOT) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor GMS or TOT?

In the previous week, Gulf Marine Services had 12 more articles in the media than Total Produce. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gulf Marine Services and 0 mentions for Total Produce. Gulf Marine Services' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Total Produce's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Marine Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Marine Services	Neutral
Total Produce	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GMS or TOT?

6.2% of Gulf Marine Services shares are held by institutional investors. 51.6% of Gulf Marine Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GMS or TOT more profitable?

Gulf Marine Services has a net margin of 25.33% compared to Total Produce's net margin of 0.00%. Gulf Marine Services' return on equity of 12.56% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Marine Services	25.33%	12.56%	5.32%
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, GMS or TOT?

Gulf Marine Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Marine Services, 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
Gulf Marine Services	£158.04M	1.19	£40.03M	£0.03	588.33
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A

Is GMS or TOT a better dividend stock?

Gulf Marine Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Gulf Marine Services pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GMS or TOT?

Gulf Marine Services received 233 more outperform votes than Total Produce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.19% of users gave Gulf Marine Services an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Total Produce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulf Marine Services	Outperform Votes 304 76.19%	Underperform Votes 95 23.81%
Total Produce	Outperform Votes 71 58.68%	Underperform Votes 50 41.32%

Summary

Gulf Marine Services beats Total Produce on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.