SEACOR Marine (SMHI) Competitors

SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to SMHI or LIND?

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 3 more articles in the media than SEACOR Marine. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 2 mentions for SEACOR Marine. SEACOR Marine's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 1.03 indicating that SEACOR Marine is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEACOR Marine	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lindblad Expeditions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SMHI or LIND?

SEACOR Marine has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEACOR Marine, 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
SEACOR Marine	$271.36M	0.47	-$9.31M	-$2.82	-1.64
Lindblad Expeditions	$644.73M	0.68	-$45.61M	-$0.70	-11.40

Is SMHI or LIND more profitable?

Lindblad Expeditions has a net margin of -5.40% compared to SEACOR Marine's net margin of -16.81%. Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity of 0.00% beat SEACOR Marine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEACOR Marine	-16.81%	-13.32%	-6.25%
Lindblad Expeditions	-5.40%	N/A	-3.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, SMHI or LIND?

SEACOR Marine has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SMHI or LIND?

Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus target price of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 96.32%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than SEACOR Marine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEACOR Marine	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lindblad Expeditions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SMHI or LIND?

59.0% of SEACOR Marine shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEACOR Marine shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMHI or LIND?

Lindblad Expeditions received 130 more outperform votes than SEACOR Marine when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave SEACOR Marine an outperform vote while only 57.91% of users gave Lindblad Expeditions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SEACOR Marine	Outperform Votes 108 65.06%	Underperform Votes 58 34.94%
Lindblad Expeditions	Outperform Votes 238 57.91%	Underperform Votes 173 42.09%

Summary

Lindblad Expeditions beats SEACOR Marine on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.