StealthGas (GASS) Competitors

StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) and Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Does the media favor GASS or GSL?

In the previous week, Global Ship Lease had 1 more articles in the media than StealthGas. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Global Ship Lease and 4 mentions for StealthGas. Global Ship Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat StealthGas' score of 1.15 indicating that Global Ship Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
StealthGas	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Global Ship Lease	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GASS or GSL?

66.3% of StealthGas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GASS or GSL?

Global Ship Lease has higher revenue and earnings than StealthGas. Global Ship Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StealthGas, 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
StealthGas	$167.26M	1.13	$51.94M	$1.90	2.71
Global Ship Lease	$705.53M	1.03	$304.50M	$9.73	2.11

Is GASS or GSL more profitable?

Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 46.38% compared to StealthGas' net margin of 40.87%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 27.88% beat StealthGas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StealthGas	40.87%	11.36%	9.11%
Global Ship Lease	46.38%	27.88%	16.36%

Which has more volatility and risk, GASS or GSL?

StealthGas has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Ship Lease has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GASS or GSL?

Global Ship Lease has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.31%. Given Global Ship Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Ship Lease is more favorable than StealthGas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StealthGas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Global Ship Lease	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GASS or GSL?

StealthGas received 138 more outperform votes than Global Ship Lease when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.49% of users gave StealthGas an outperform vote while only 62.16% of users gave Global Ship Lease an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
StealthGas	Outperform Votes 299 67.49%	Underperform Votes 144 32.51%
Global Ship Lease	Outperform Votes 161 62.16%	Underperform Votes 98 37.84%

Summary

Global Ship Lease beats StealthGas on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.