BEST (BEST) Competitors $2.68 -0.01 (-0.37%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BEST vs. KNOP, SPCE, SHIP, SMHI, FLYX, DLNG, TOUR, SAVE, CRGO, and YTRAShould you be buying BEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BEST include KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), flyExclusive (FLYX), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), Tuniu (TOUR), Spirit Airlines (SAVE), Freightos (CRGO), and Yatra Online (YTRA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. BEST vs. KNOT Offshore Partners Virgin Galactic Seanergy Maritime SEACOR Marine flyExclusive Dynagas LNG Partners Tuniu Spirit Airlines Freightos Yatra Online BEST (NYSE:BEST) and KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is BEST or KNOP more profitable? KNOT Offshore Partners has a net margin of 0.66% compared to BEST's net margin of -8.57%. KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity of 2.84% beat BEST's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BEST-8.57% N/A -9.93% KNOT Offshore Partners 0.66%2.84%0.95% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BEST or KNOP? 5.1% of BEST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 41.7% of BEST shares are held by 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 volatility and risk, BEST or KNOP? BEST has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BEST or KNOP? KNOT Offshore Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BEST. BEST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KNOT Offshore Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBEST$1.17B0.05-$114.71M-$5.26-0.51KNOT Offshore Partners$296.76M0.72-$33.57M$0.05124.00 Does the media prefer BEST or KNOP? In the previous week, BEST had 15 more articles in the media than KNOT Offshore Partners. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for BEST and 1 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners. BEST's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat KNOT Offshore Partners' score of 0.34 indicating that BEST is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BEST 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KNOT Offshore Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor BEST or KNOP? KNOT Offshore Partners received 264 more outperform votes than BEST when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.25% of users gave KNOT Offshore Partners an outperform vote while only 62.96% of users gave BEST an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBESTOutperform Votes5162.96% Underperform Votes3037.04% KNOT Offshore PartnersOutperform Votes31563.25% Underperform Votes18336.75% SummaryKNOT Offshore Partners beats BEST on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get BEST News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BEST 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NYSE 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 BEST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBESTTrucking & courier services, except air IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$54.07M$23.04B$336.66B$19.96BDividend YieldN/A3.06%4.38%3.49%P/E Ratio-0.5110.0015.7136.42Price / Sales0.051.0559.6217.94Price / CashN/A8.1013.0121.28Price / Book-1.463.252.094.59Net Income-$114.71M$1.67B$570.30M$985.93M7 Day Performance-0.70%-3.34%-1.57%0.45%1 Month Performance-0.93%-10.72%-1.14%1.05%1 Year Performance3.68%-16.59%14.02%24.67% BEST Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BESTBEST0.5491 of 5 stars$2.68-0.4%N/A+3.3%$54.07M$1.17B-0.513,572Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsKNOPKNOT Offshore Partners2.5614 of 5 stars$6.20+0.3%N/A+9.3%$212.64M$296.76M124.001SPCEVirgin Galactic1.7785 of 5 stars$6.68-1.9%$25.50+281.7%-85.2%$196.64M$6.80M0.00800SHIPSeanergy Maritime3.4455 of 5 stars$8.61-2.4%$12.50+45.2%+47.3%$182.56M$110.23M3.6850SMHISEACOR Marine2.9802 of 5 stars$6.48+1.6%$17.00+162.5%-44.6%$176.10M$279.51M-3.851,256FLYXflyExclusive1.5181 of 5 stars$2.19-1.8%$9.00+311.0%N/A$173.56M$315.36M0.00N/ADLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$4.19-4.8%N/A+63.7%$161.93M$148.88M6.982,020Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownTOURTuniu1.3792 of 5 stars$1.03flatN/A-3.3%$127.56M$62.15M-103,000.001,920News CoverageSAVESpirit Airlines1.6378 of 5 stars$1.08flat$2.00+85.2%-91.8%$118.28M$5.36B-0.1713,167Options VolumeCRGOFreightos1.9043 of 5 stars$1.91+4.4%$4.75+148.7%-36.8%$90.33M$20.28M0.00350News CoverageGap UpYTRAYatra Online3.3047 of 5 stars$1.39-0.7%$4.00+187.8%-9.7%$88.36M$50.85M-69.501,268 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors Virgin Galactic Competitors Seanergy Maritime Competitors SEACOR Marine Competitors flyExclusive Competitors Dynagas LNG Partners Competitors Tuniu Competitors Spirit Airlines Competitors Freightos Competitors Yatra Online Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BEST) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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