CTRM vs. GLBS, PSHG, PXS, OP, TOPS, TORO, IMPP, SRFM, MESA, and BEST
Should you be buying Castor Maritime stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Castor Maritime include Globus Maritime (GLBS), Performance Shipping (PSHG), Pyxis Tankers (PXS), OceanPal (OP), Top Ships (TOPS), Toro (TORO), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), Mesa Air Group (MESA), and BEST (BEST). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) and Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Globus Maritime received 136 more outperform votes than Castor Maritime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.50% of users gave Castor Maritime an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Globus Maritime an outperform vote.
Castor Maritime has a net margin of 53.67% compared to Globus Maritime's net margin of 16.90%. Castor Maritime's return on equity of 9.31% beat Globus Maritime's return on equity.
Castor Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime. Castor Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globus Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Castor Maritime had 3 more articles in the media than Globus Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Castor Maritime and 1 mentions for Globus Maritime. Castor Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Globus Maritime's score of 0.00 indicating that Castor Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the media.
1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Castor Maritime beats Globus Maritime on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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