Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) Competitors

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate NMM or SNDR?

Navios Maritime Partners currently has a consensus price target of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 53.46%. Schneider National has a consensus price target of $28.31, suggesting a potential downside of 6.30%. Given Navios Maritime Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Schneider National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schneider National	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media prefer NMM or SNDR?

In the previous week, Schneider National had 11 more articles in the media than Navios Maritime Partners. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Schneider National and 1 mentions for Navios Maritime Partners. Navios Maritime Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Schneider National's score of 0.14 indicating that Navios Maritime Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navios Maritime Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Schneider National	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NMM or SNDR?

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Schneider National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NMM or SNDR?

Schneider National received 80 more outperform votes than Navios Maritime Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.65% of users gave Schneider National an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Navios Maritime Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Navios Maritime Partners	Outperform Votes 348 60.95%	Underperform Votes 223 39.05%
Schneider National	Outperform Votes 428 64.65%	Underperform Votes 234 35.35%

Which has more risk & volatility, NMM or SNDR?

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schneider National has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NMM or SNDR?

Navios Maritime Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schneider National. Navios Maritime Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, 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
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.31B	1.19	$433.64M	$13.18	3.96
Schneider National	$5.50B	0.96	$238.50M	$0.62	48.73

Is NMM or SNDR more profitable?

Navios Maritime Partners has a net margin of 30.48% compared to Schneider National's net margin of 2.10%. Navios Maritime Partners' return on equity of 13.86% beat Schneider National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	30.48%	13.86%	7.54%
Schneider National	2.10%	3.92%	2.53%

Is NMM or SNDR a better dividend stock?

Navios Maritime Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Schneider National pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Navios Maritime Partners pays out 1.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schneider National pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Schneider National on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.