Gulf Marine Services (GMS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TOT or GMS?

In the previous week, Gulf Marine Services had 3 more articles in the media than Total Produce. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gulf Marine Services and 0 mentions for Total Produce. Gulf Marine Services' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Total Produce's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Marine Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Produce	Neutral
Gulf Marine Services	Neutral

Is TOT or GMS 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 11.84% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gulf Marine Services	25.33%	11.84%	5.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TOT or GMS?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, TOT or GMS?

Gulf Marine Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A
Gulf Marine Services	£190.25M	1.25	£48.19M	£2.86	6.19

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TOT or GMS?

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TOT or GMS a better dividend stock?

Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Gulf Marine Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Marine Services pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Gulf Marine Services beats Total Produce on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.