Top Ships (TOPS) Competitors $5.60 +0.01 (+0.18%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:45 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.54 -0.06 (-1.16%) As of 08/22/2025 07:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TOPS vs. TOUR, IMPP, HMR, YTRA, SRFM, NCT, AIRT, YGMZ, TORO, and MESAShould you be buying Top Ships stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Top Ships include Tuniu (TOUR), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Heidmar Maritime (HMR), Yatra Online (YTRA), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), Intercont (Cayman) (NCT), Air T (AIRT), MingZhu Logistics (YGMZ), Toro (TORO), and Mesa Air Group (MESA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Top Ships vs. Its Competitors Tuniu Imperial Petroleum Heidmar Maritime Yatra Online Surf Air Mobility Intercont (Cayman) Air T MingZhu Logistics Toro Mesa Air Group Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, TOUR or TOPS? Tuniu has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TOUR or TOPS? Tuniu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Top Ships. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTuniu$70.37M1.47$10.57M$0.0517.66Top Ships$86.13M0.30$6.07MN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TOUR or TOPS? 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 76.1% of Tuniu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held 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. Is TOUR or TOPS more profitable? Tuniu has a net margin of 5.82% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Tuniu's return on equity of 5.94% beat Top Ships' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tuniu5.82% 5.94% 3.12% Top Ships N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer TOUR or TOPS? In the previous week, Tuniu had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tuniu and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Tuniu's score of 0.83 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tuniu 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Top Ships 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryTuniu beats Top Ships on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Top Ships News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TOPS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TOPS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TOPS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTop ShipsDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.91M$25.91M$7.44B$9.76BDividend YieldN/AN/A949.30%4.06%P/E RatioN/AN/A14.8226.05Price / Sales0.300.30496.7288.42Price / Cash0.740.748.0659.36Price / Book0.190.192.226.60Net Income$6.07M$6.07M$574.20M$265.65M7 Day Performance-4.44%-4.44%1.68%2.00%1 Month Performance-9.68%-9.68%0.83%0.46%1 Year Performance-37.71%-37.71%6.05%18.88% Top Ships Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOPSTop Ships1.3547 of 5 stars$5.60+0.2%N/A-37.7%$25.91M$86.13M0.00150Positive NewsTOURTuniu2.6019 of 5 stars$0.80-1.1%N/A+5.7%$93.64M$523.18M16.001,920Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeBuyback AnnouncementIMPPImperial Petroleum1.5756 of 5 stars$3.01-0.3%N/A-18.9%$89.76M$147.48M2.4574News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHMRHeidmar MaritimeN/A$1.51-1.3%$5.00+231.0%N/A$87.85M$28.95M0.00N/AYTRAYatra Online3.0087 of 5 stars$1.40-1.8%$3.00+115.1%+5.3%$86.60M$9.00B139.641,452Positive NewsSRFMSurf Air Mobility2.3511 of 5 stars$4.41+0.6%$6.58+49.5%+209.1%$85.51M$119.43M-1.60625Short Interest ↓NCTIntercont (Cayman)N/A$2.48-1.2%N/AN/A$65.72MN/A0.0019AIRTAir T0.6873 of 5 stars$22.35+1.7%N/A+5.3%$60.33M$291.85M-8.22500Trending NewsGap DownYGMZMingZhu LogisticsN/A$0.78+7.6%N/A-35.2%$59.43M$40.43M0.0080Gap DownTOROToro1.0322 of 5 stars$2.76+0.2%N/A-23.8%$52.59M$22.39M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓MESAMesa Air Group0.25 of 5 stars$1.15-2.5%N/A-6.7%$48.36M$476.41M-0.271,838Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TOUR Competitors IMPP Competitors HMR Competitors YTRA Competitors SRFM Competitors NCT Competitors AIRT Competitors YGMZ Competitors TORO Competitors MESA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TOPS) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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