Braemar (BMS) Competitors

Global Ports (LON:GPH) and Braemar (LON:BMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is GPH or BMS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%
Braemar	3.03%	5.78%	7.09%

Does the media favor GPH or BMS?

In the previous week, Braemar had 8 more articles in the media than Global Ports. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for Global Ports. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Global Ports' score of 0.00 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Global Ports	Neutral
Braemar	Positive

Do analysts prefer GPH or BMS?

Braemar has a consensus price target of GBX 365, indicating a potential upside of 62.95%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Braemar is more favorable than Global Ports.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Ports	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Braemar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GPH or BMS?

Braemar has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Ports	£193.58M	0.00	-£19.81M	£0.01	N/A
Braemar	£165.60M	0.44	£5.01M	£15.39	14.56

Which has more volatility & risk, GPH or BMS?

Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braemar has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GPH or BMS?

9.3% of Global Ports shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. 78.0% of Global Ports shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.8% of Braemar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GPH or BMS a better dividend stock?

Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 pays out 84.5% 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.

Summary

Braemar beats Global Ports on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.