Navigator (NVGS) Competitors

RXO (NYSE:RXO) and Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend RXO or NVGS?

RXO presently has a consensus price target of $26.47, indicating a potential downside of 0.13%. Navigator has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 45.41%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Navigator is more favorable than RXO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RXO	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.06
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RXO or NVGS?

Navigator has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RXO. RXO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navigator, 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
RXO	$3.93B	1.09	$4M	-$1.98	-13.38
Navigator	$550.74M	1.97	$82.25M	$1.13	13.15

Does the media favor RXO or NVGS?

In the previous week, RXO had 4 more articles in the media than Navigator. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for RXO and 4 mentions for Navigator. RXO's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Navigator's score of 0.86 indicating that RXO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RXO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Navigator	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RXO or NVGS?

92.7% of RXO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RXO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RXO or NVGS?

Navigator received 309 more outperform votes than RXO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.61% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 21.88% of users gave RXO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RXO	Outperform Votes 14 21.88%	Underperform Votes 50 78.13%
Navigator	Outperform Votes 323 69.61%	Underperform Votes 141 30.39%

Which has more risk & volatility, RXO or NVGS?

RXO has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RXO or NVGS more profitable?

Navigator has a net margin of 14.48% compared to RXO's net margin of -6.81%. Navigator's return on equity of 7.40% beat RXO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RXO	-6.81%	1.64%	0.63%
Navigator	14.48%	7.40%	4.23%

Summary

Navigator beats RXO on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.