Costamare (CMRE) Competitors

Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PAGP or CMRE?

In the previous week, Plains GP had 12 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Plains GP and 1 mentions for Costamare. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Costamare's score of 0.34 indicating that Plains GP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plains GP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Costamare	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, PAGP or CMRE?

Costamare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Plains GP. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains GP, 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
Plains GP	$50.07B	0.08	$103M	$0.53	40.49
Costamare	$2.08B	0.58	$319.92M	$2.44	4.11

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PAGP or CMRE?

88.3% of Plains GP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Plains GP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Costamare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAGP or CMRE?

Plains GP received 97 more outperform votes than Costamare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.35% of users gave Plains GP an outperform vote while only 52.39% of users gave Costamare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Plains GP	Outperform Votes 437 57.35%	Underperform Votes 325 42.65%
Costamare	Outperform Votes 340 52.39%	Underperform Votes 309 47.61%

Do analysts prefer PAGP or CMRE?

Plains GP currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.14%. Costamare has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.74%. Given Costamare's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Costamare is more favorable than Plains GP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains GP	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Costamare	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PAGP or CMRE more profitable?

Costamare has a net margin of 15.14% compared to Plains GP's net margin of 0.21%. Costamare's return on equity of 14.03% beat Plains GP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
Costamare	15.14%	14.03%	6.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, PAGP or CMRE?

Plains GP has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costamare has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAGP or CMRE a better dividend stock?

Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Plains GP pays out 286.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Costamare pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Plains GP beats Costamare on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.