BEST (BEST) Competitors $2.70 +0.02 (+0.56%) As of 01/17/2025 03:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends BEST vs. GASS, KNOP, HSHP, DLNG, SMHI, HTCO, CACO, SPCE, CRGO, and SHIPShould you be buying BEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BEST include StealthGas (GASS), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Himalaya Shipping (HSHP), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Caravelle International Group (HTCO), Caravelle International Group (CACO), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), Freightos (CRGO), and Seanergy Maritime (SHIP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. BEST vs. StealthGas KNOT Offshore Partners Himalaya Shipping Dynagas LNG Partners SEACOR Marine Caravelle International Group Caravelle International Group Virgin Galactic Freightos Seanergy Maritime StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) and BEST (NYSE:BEST) 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, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, GASS or BEST? StealthGas has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BEST has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, GASS or BEST? StealthGas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BEST. BEST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StealthGas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStealthGas$143.53M1.50$51.94M$1.773.31BEST$1.17B0.05-$114.71M-$5.26-0.51 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GASS or BEST? 66.3% of StealthGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of BEST shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GASS or BEST? In the previous week, BEST had 18 more articles in the media than StealthGas. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for BEST and 1 mentions for StealthGas. StealthGas' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat BEST's score of 1.18 indicating that StealthGas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment StealthGas 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BEST 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GASS or BEST more profitable? StealthGas has a net margin of 40.87% compared to BEST's net margin of 0.00%. StealthGas' return on equity of 11.36% beat BEST's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets StealthGas40.87% 11.36% 9.11% BEST N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GASS or BEST? StealthGas received 247 more outperform votes than BEST when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.57% of users gave StealthGas an outperform vote while only 62.96% of users gave BEST an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStealthGasOutperform Votes29867.57% Underperform Votes14332.43% BESTOutperform Votes5162.96% Underperform Votes3037.04% SummaryStealthGas beats BEST on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$54.34M$22.37B$322.69B$19.94BDividend YieldN/A3.39%4.13%3.71%P/E Ratio-0.5111.4318.3041.41Price / Sales0.050.9965.7416.25Price / CashN/A7.3412.2019.84Price / Book-1.483.132.215.76Net Income-$114.71M$1.39B$573.08M$993.25M7 Day Performance0.19%1.00%0.41%3.12%1 Month Performance3.24%-0.76%5.57%4.75%1 Year Performance9.96%-8.28%7.70%18.83% BEST Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BESTBEST0.6269 of 5 stars$2.71+0.6%N/A+10.0%$54.34M$1.17B-0.513,572High Trading VolumeGASSStealthGas3.561 of 5 stars$5.90-0.5%N/A-17.3%$216.77M$157.93M3.33N/APositive NewsKNOPKNOT Offshore Partners1.7961 of 5 stars$6.00-1.5%N/A+4.9%$205.78M$300.37M-13.95640HSHPHimalaya Shipping1.2314 of 5 stars$5.02-2.7%N/A-27.8%$200.16M$112.30M2.592Gap DownDLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$5.26-2.2%N/A+75.6%$193.58M$151.69M5.482,020SMHISEACOR MarineN/A$6.90+2.5%N/A-34.0%$190.75M$274.64M-4.111,256HTCOCaravelle International GroupN/A$3.12+2.6%N/AN/A$164.66M$80.57M0.0031CACOCaravelle International GroupN/A$3.04+2.4%N/A+745.5%$160.44M$95.26M0.002SPCEVirgin Galactic1.8107 of 5 stars$5.40-7.1%$25.50+372.2%-86.6%$155.93M$9.42M-0.31800CRGOFreightos1.3224 of 5 stars$3.00-4.8%$4.75+58.3%+19.1%$148.08M$22.46M-8.82350Gap UpSHIPSeanergy Maritime3.4999 of 5 stars$7.02-2.9%$12.50+78.1%-11.6%$145.31M$165.21M3.0050 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies StealthGas Competitors KNOT Offshore Partners Competitors Himalaya Shipping Competitors Dynagas LNG Partners Competitors SEACOR Marine Competitors Caravelle International Group Competitors Caravelle International Group Competitors Virgin Galactic Competitors Freightos Competitors Seanergy Maritime 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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