Castor Maritime (CTRM) Competitors

Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SRFM or CTRM?

Castor Maritime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Surf Air Mobility. Surf Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castor Maritime, 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
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43M	0.72	-$74.91M	-$2.78	-1.60
Castor Maritime	$66.24M	0.30	$14.62M	-$2.26	-0.92

Do analysts rate SRFM or CTRM?

Surf Air Mobility presently has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.00%. Given Surf Air Mobility's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than Castor Maritime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Surf Air Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Castor Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to SRFM or CTRM?

In the previous week, Surf Air Mobility had 13 more articles in the media than Castor Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Surf Air Mobility and 4 mentions for Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Surf Air Mobility's score of 0.41 indicating that Castor Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Surf Air Mobility	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Castor Maritime	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SRFM or CTRM?

Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.92, suggesting that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SRFM or CTRM more profitable?

Castor Maritime has a net margin of -40.48% compared to Surf Air Mobility's net margin of -53.48%. Surf Air Mobility's return on equity of 0.00% beat Castor Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Surf Air Mobility	-53.48%	N/A	-46.15%
Castor Maritime	-40.48%	-0.38%	-0.30%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SRFM or CTRM?

17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned 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.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats Castor Maritime on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.