Safe Bulkers (SB) Competitors $4.14 -0.09 (-2.13%) (As of 10:15 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SB vs. CMRE, DHT, SBLK, NMM, UP, ULH, ULCC, DESP, NVGS, and VTOLShould you be buying Safe Bulkers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safe Bulkers include Costamare (CMRE), DHT (DHT), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Universal Logistics (ULH), Frontier Group (ULCC), Despegar.com (DESP), Navigator (NVGS), and Bristow Group (VTOL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Safe Bulkers vs. Costamare DHT Star Bulk Carriers Navios Maritime Partners Wheels Up Experience Universal Logistics Frontier Group Despegar.com Navigator Bristow Group Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) and Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, CMRE or SB? Costamare has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CMRE or SB? In the previous week, Safe Bulkers had 8 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Safe Bulkers and 2 mentions for Costamare. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Safe Bulkers' score of 0.63 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Costamare 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Safe Bulkers 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CMRE or SB? Costamare presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.66%. Safe Bulkers has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.93%. Given Safe Bulkers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Safe Bulkers is more favorable than Costamare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Costamare 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Safe Bulkers 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CMRE or SB? 58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CMRE or SB? Safe Bulkers received 43 more outperform votes than Costamare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.45% of users gave Safe Bulkers an outperform vote while only 52.48% of users gave Costamare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCostamareOutperform Votes33852.48% Underperform Votes30647.52% Safe BulkersOutperform Votes38161.45% Underperform Votes23938.55% Is CMRE or SB more profitable? Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 33.17% compared to Costamare's net margin of 19.11%. Costamare's return on equity of 14.28% beat Safe Bulkers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Costamare19.11% 14.28% 6.74% Safe Bulkers 33.17%11.58%6.92% Which has better earnings & valuation, CMRE or SB? Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costamare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCostamare$1.51B1.10$385.75M$3.014.70Safe Bulkers$284.40M1.55$77.35M$0.904.60 Is CMRE or SB a better dividend stock? Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Costamare pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safe Bulkers pays out 22.2% 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. SummarySafe Bulkers beats Costamare on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial MetalsTrump’s IRS Hands Massive ‘Victory Gift’ To 401K OwnersThe "Fake Media" has completely ignored Trump's genius "victory gift" to all America First patriots like you. A tax-free gift so powerful it could reshape the financial destinies of millions of IRA and 401(k) owners…Claim your FREE 2024 Gold Guide Get Safe Bulkers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SB 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 SB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafe BulkersDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$451.67M$758.86M$331.28B$19.88BDividend Yield4.68%7.22%4.48%3.52%P/E Ratio4.704.8217.8242.95Price / Sales1.421.6355.5719.18Price / Cash3.765.059.0717.86Price / Book0.600.812.215.52Net Income$77.35M$91.81M$570.30M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.51%-1.48%-1.57%0.45%1 Month Performance-3.64%-9.41%-1.14%1.05%1 Year Performance18.49%19.27%14.02%24.67% Safe Bulkers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBSafe Bulkers4.8905 of 5 stars$4.14-2.1%$6.00+44.9%+19.3%$442.07M$284.40M4.609CMRECostamare1.8437 of 5 stars$14.16-1.9%$13.50-4.7%+52.6%$1.67B$1.51B4.802,870Positive NewsDHTDHT4.6857 of 5 stars$10.30-2.3%$14.50+40.8%+3.2%$1.66B$560.56M10.541,212SBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.8538 of 5 stars$18.76-1.1%$23.80+26.9%-0.5%$1.58B$949.27M6.41180Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageNMMNavios Maritime Partners4.3553 of 5 stars$52.06-1.2%$80.00+53.7%+128.8%$1.56B$1.31B3.99186UPWheels Up Experience0.1871 of 5 stars$2.09flatN/A+15.8%$1.46B$1.25B0.002,206ULHUniversal Logistics1.0674 of 5 stars$49.17+2.9%$46.00-6.4%+95.6%$1.29B$1.66B9.609,311ULCCFrontier Group3.0201 of 5 stars$5.47flat$6.52+19.1%+38.1%$1.23B$3.59B0.007,235Gap DownDESPDespegar.com1.2103 of 5 stars$18.49+4.4%$15.75-14.8%+104.7%$1.22B$706.04M0.004,500NVGSNavigator4.3864 of 5 stars$15.96-0.6%$21.60+35.3%+9.1%$1.17B$550.74M14.21175VTOLBristow Group3.1101 of 5 stars$37.94+1.1%$50.00+31.8%+40.1%$1.09B$1.30B20.163,298 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Costamare Competitors DHT Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Competitors Navios Maritime Partners Competitors Wheels Up Experience Competitors Universal Logistics Competitors Frontier Group Competitors Despegar.com Competitors Navigator Competitors Bristow Group 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:SB) 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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