Pamt (PAMT) Competitors

Pamt (NASDAQ:PAMT) and Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PAMT or NVGS?

Navigator has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pamt. Pamt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navigator, 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
Pamt	$714.65M	0.38	-$31.80M	-$1.46	-8.64
Navigator	$566.68M	1.74	$82.25M	$1.20	11.26

Is PAMT or NVGS more profitable?

Navigator has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Pamt's net margin of -4.45%. Navigator's return on equity of 7.40% beat Pamt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pamt	-4.45%	-2.58%	-1.07%
Navigator	14.48%	7.40%	4.23%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAMT or NVGS?

Navigator received 324 more outperform votes than Pamt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.68% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Pamt an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pamt	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%
Navigator	Outperform Votes 324 69.68%	Underperform Votes 141 30.32%

Does the media refer more to PAMT or NVGS?

In the previous week, Pamt had 4 more articles in the media than Navigator. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pamt and 3 mentions for Navigator. Navigator's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Pamt's score of 0.14 indicating that Navigator is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pamt	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Navigator	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PAMT or NVGS?

Pamt currently has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.74%. Navigator has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 59.82%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Pamt.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pamt	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAMT or NVGS?

22.1% of Pamt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Navigator shares are held by institutional investors. 27.2% of Pamt shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Navigator shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, PAMT or NVGS?

Pamt has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Navigator beats Pamt on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.