Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to SHIP or NM?

In the previous week, Seanergy Maritime had 3 more articles in the media than Navios Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Seanergy Maritime and 0 mentions for Navios Maritime. Seanergy Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Navios Maritime's score of 0.00 indicating that Seanergy Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seanergy Maritime	Positive
Navios Maritime	Neutral

Is SHIP or NM more profitable?

Navios Maritime has a net margin of 26.10% compared to Seanergy Maritime's net margin of 12.06%. Navios Maritime's return on equity of 63.17% beat Seanergy Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seanergy Maritime	12.06%	7.06%	3.40%
Navios Maritime	26.10%	63.17%	10.61%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SHIP or NM?

Navios Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Navios Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seanergy 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
Seanergy Maritime	$110.23M	2.17	$2.28M	$0.80	15.25
Navios Maritime	$255.40M	0.20	$87.31M	$1.66	1.37

Do analysts recommend SHIP or NM?

Seanergy Maritime presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.46%. Given Seanergy Maritime's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Seanergy Maritime is more favorable than Navios Maritime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seanergy Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Navios Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHIP or NM?

Seanergy Maritime received 155 more outperform votes than Navios Maritime when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.74% of users gave Seanergy Maritime an outperform vote while only 51.99% of users gave Navios Maritime an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Seanergy Maritime	Outperform Votes 455 73.74%	Underperform Votes 162 26.26%
Navios Maritime	Outperform Votes 300 51.99%	Underperform Votes 277 48.01%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SHIP or NM?

29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Navios Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SHIP or NM?

Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navios Maritime has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Seanergy Maritime beats Navios Maritime on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.