Pyxis Tankers (PXS) Competitors

Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PXS or TOPS?

Pyxis Tankers received 10 more outperform votes than Top Ships when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.83% of users gave Pyxis Tankers an outperform vote while only 61.62% of users gave Top Ships an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pyxis Tankers	Outperform Votes 238 70.83%	Underperform Votes 98 29.17%
Top Ships	Outperform Votes 228 61.62%	Underperform Votes 142 38.38%

Does the media favor PXS or TOPS?

In the previous week, Pyxis Tankers had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pyxis Tankers and 2 mentions for Top Ships. Pyxis Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Top Ships' score of 0.08 indicating that Pyxis Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pyxis Tankers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Top Ships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PXS or TOPS?

56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PXS or TOPS?

Pyxis Tankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Top Ships.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pyxis Tankers	$45.47M	1.16	$37.04M	$2.96	1.70
Top Ships	$82.95M	0.69	$6.07M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, PXS or TOPS?

Pyxis Tankers has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PXS or TOPS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pyxis Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is PXS or TOPS more profitable?

Pyxis Tankers has a net margin of 81.46% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Pyxis Tankers' return on equity of 45.81% beat Top Ships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pyxis Tankers	81.46%	45.81%	24.62%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Pyxis Tankers beats Top Ships on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.