NVGS vs. STNG, TRMD, ZIM, SBLK, CDLR, LPG, SFL, DHT, CMRE, and DAC
Should you be buying Navigator stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navigator include Scorpio Tankers (STNG), TORM (TRMD), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Cadeler A/S (CDLR), Dorian LPG (LPG), SFL (SFL), DHT (DHT), Costamare (CMRE), and Danaos (DAC). These companies are all part of the "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" industry.
Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) and Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator pays out 17.1% 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. Scorpio Tankers has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Scorpio Tankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Navigator. Scorpio Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navigator, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Scorpio Tankers received 233 more outperform votes than Navigator when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.71% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than Navigator. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 2 mentions for Navigator. Navigator's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.38 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 42.12% compared to Scorpio Tankers' net margin of 15.68%. Navigator's return on equity of 22.84% beat Scorpio Tankers' return on equity.
Scorpio Tankers presently has a consensus price target of $80.17, suggesting a potential downside of 2.32%. Navigator has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.35%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Scorpio Tankers.
Summary
Scorpio Tankers beats Navigator on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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