BMS vs. GPH, FSJ, MPL, CKN, ICGC, OCN, CPS, CTR, RCDO, and PTSG
Should you be buying Braemar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Braemar include Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Cpl Resources plc (CPS.L) (CPS), Charles Taylor (CTR), Ricardo (RCDO), and Premier Technical Services Group (PTSG). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Braemar vs. Its Competitors
Braemar (LON:BMS) and Global Ports (LON:GPH) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Braemar pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Ports pays out 370,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Braemar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
14.0% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Braemar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Braemar has a net margin of 3.03% compared to Global Ports' net margin of 0.46%. Global Ports' return on equity of 34.36% beat Braemar's return on equity.
Braemar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 34.45%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Braemar is more favorable than Global Ports.
In the previous week, Braemar had 1 more articles in the media than Global Ports. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for Global Ports. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Global Ports' score of 0.00 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Braemar has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Braemar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Ports. Global Ports is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Braemar beats Global Ports on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BMS) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
