Top Ships (TOPS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TOPS or NM?

In the previous week, Top Ships had 7 more articles in the media than Navios Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Top Ships and 0 mentions for Navios Maritime. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Navios Maritime's score of 0.00 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Top Ships	Neutral
Navios Maritime	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TOPS or NM?

Navios Maritime received 72 more outperform votes than Top Ships when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.62% of users gave Top Ships an outperform vote while only 51.99% of users gave Navios Maritime an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Top Ships	Outperform Votes 228 61.62%	Underperform Votes 142 38.38%
Navios Maritime	Outperform Votes 300 51.99%	Underperform Votes 277 48.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, TOPS or NM?

Top Ships has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navios Maritime has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TOPS or NM?

Navios Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Top Ships	$56.37M	1.11	$6.07M	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime	$255.40M	0.20	$87.31M	$1.66	1.37

Do analysts rate TOPS or NM?

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

Is TOPS or NM more profitable?

Navios Maritime has a net margin of 26.10% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Navios Maritime's return on equity of 63.17% beat Top Ships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime	26.10%	63.17%	10.61%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TOPS or NM?

6.7% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.2% of Navios Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Top Ships shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Navios Maritime beats Top Ships on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.