Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Competitors

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) and Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.

Does the media prefer SPCE or SB?

In the previous week, Virgin Galactic had 8 more articles in the media than Safe Bulkers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Virgin Galactic and 1 mentions for Safe Bulkers. Virgin Galactic's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Safe Bulkers' score of 0.00 indicating that Virgin Galactic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Virgin Galactic	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Safe Bulkers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SPCE or SB?

46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPCE or SB?

Safe Bulkers received 244 more outperform votes than Virgin Galactic when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.23% of users gave Virgin Galactic an outperform vote while only 61.31% of users gave Safe Bulkers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Virgin Galactic	Outperform Votes 141 63.23%	Underperform Votes 82 36.77%
Safe Bulkers	Outperform Votes 385 61.31%	Underperform Votes 243 38.69%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SPCE or SB?

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safe Bulkers, 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
Virgin Galactic	$7.04M	14.54	-$502.34M	-$14.55	-0.20
Safe Bulkers	$307.63M	1.15	$77.35M	$0.83	4.05

Is SPCE or SB more profitable?

Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 31.65% compared to Virgin Galactic's net margin of -3,975.27%. Safe Bulkers' return on equity of 10.04% beat Virgin Galactic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virgin Galactic	-3,975.27%	-88.09%	-34.21%
Safe Bulkers	31.65%	10.04%	6.01%

Which has more risk and volatility, SPCE or SB?

Virgin Galactic has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPCE or SB?

Virgin Galactic presently has a consensus price target of $19.85, indicating a potential upside of 589.24%. Safe Bulkers has a consensus price target of $4.80, indicating a potential upside of 42.64%. Given Virgin Galactic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Virgin Galactic is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virgin Galactic	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Safe Bulkers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Virgin Galactic on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.