Air T (AIRT) Competitors

Air T (NASDAQ:AIRT) and Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate AIRT or ESEA?

Euroseas has a consensus price target of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 79.99%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Air T.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Air T	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is AIRT or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 54.21% compared to Air T's net margin of -0.88%. Euroseas' return on equity of 34.73% beat Air T's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Air T	-0.88%	-35.95%	-1.40%
Euroseas	54.21%	34.73%	20.86%

Does the media refer more to AIRT or ESEA?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 4 more articles in the media than Air T. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Euroseas and 2 mentions for Air T. Air T's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Euroseas' score of 0.29 indicating that Air T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Air T	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AIRT or ESEA?

Euroseas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Air T. Air T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Euroseas, 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
Air T	$286.83M	0.20	-$6.82M	-$0.87	-23.32
Euroseas	$189.36M	1.16	$114.55M	$16.22	1.94

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIRT or ESEA?

8.9% of Air T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 67.7% of Air T shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AIRT or ESEA?

Air T has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AIRT or ESEA?

Euroseas received 67 more outperform votes than Air T when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.74% of users gave Euroseas an outperform vote while only 46.37% of users gave Air T an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Air T	Outperform Votes 179 46.37%	Underperform Votes 207 53.63%
Euroseas	Outperform Votes 246 64.74%	Underperform Votes 134 35.26%

Summary

Euroseas beats Air T on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.