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BMS vs. GPH, FSJ, MPL, GPRT, and CKN

Should you buy Braemar stock or one of its competitors? Braemar's main competitors and comparable companies include Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Goldenport (GPRT), and Clarkson (CKN). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "marine transportation" industry.

How does Braemar compare to Global Ports?

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

Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Braemar pays out 78.6% 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.

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. Global Ports' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Braemar's score of 0.34 indicating that Global Ports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Braemar Neutral
Global Ports Neutral

14.0% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of Braemar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Braemar has a net margin of 1.68% 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
Braemar1.68% 2.74% 7.09%
Global Ports 0.46%34.36%3.88%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Braemar£135.61M0.52£5.01M£6.3634.91
Global Ports£193.58M0.00-£19.81M£0.01N/A

Braemar currently has a consensus target price of GBX 320, suggesting a potential upside of 44.14%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Braemar is more favorable than Global Ports.

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

Braemar has a beta of 0.501, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Braemar beats Global Ports on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Braemar compare to James Fisher and Sons?

James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) and Braemar (LON:BMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

James Fisher and Sons presently has a consensus price target of GBX 682.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.26%. Braemar has a consensus price target of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 44.14%. Given James Fisher and Sons' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Braemar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
James Fisher and Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Braemar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.793, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Braemar has a beta of 0.501, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Braemar had 1 more articles in the media than James Fisher and Sons. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for James Fisher and Sons. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat James Fisher and Sons' score of 0.10 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Fisher and Sons Neutral
Braemar Neutral

Braemar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than James Fisher and Sons. James Fisher and Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Fisher and Sons£394.40M0.56-£52.66M-£8.70N/A
Braemar£135.61M0.52£5.01M£6.3634.91

Braemar has a net margin of 1.68% compared to James Fisher and Sons' net margin of -0.73%. Braemar's return on equity of 2.74% beat James Fisher and Sons' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Fisher and Sons-0.73% -1.54% 2.84%
Braemar 1.68%2.74%7.09%

39.9% of James Fisher and Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.0% of Braemar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of James Fisher and Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Braemar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Braemar beats James Fisher and Sons on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Braemar compare to Mercantile Ports & Logistics?

Mercantile Ports & Logistics (LON:MPL) and Braemar (LON:BMS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Mercantile Ports & Logistics has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Braemar has a beta of 0.501, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Braemar had 1 more articles in the media than Mercantile Ports & Logistics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for Mercantile Ports & Logistics. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Mercantile Ports & Logistics' score of 0.00 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mercantile Ports & Logistics Neutral
Braemar Neutral

Braemar has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Ports & Logistics. Mercantile Ports & Logistics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mercantile Ports & Logistics£1.40M3.54-£21.86M-£8.10N/A
Braemar£135.61M0.52£5.01M£6.3634.91

Braemar has a net margin of 1.68% compared to Mercantile Ports & Logistics' net margin of 0.00%. Braemar's return on equity of 2.74% beat Mercantile Ports & Logistics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mercantile Ports & LogisticsN/A -27.50% -2.36%
Braemar 1.68%2.74%7.09%

10.0% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.0% of Braemar shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.5% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Braemar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Braemar has a consensus target price of GBX 320, suggesting a potential upside of 44.14%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Braemar is more favorable than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
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

Summary

Braemar beats Mercantile Ports & Logistics on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Braemar compare to Goldenport?

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

Braemar has a consensus target price of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 44.14%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Braemar is more favorable than Goldenport.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Goldenport
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

Braemar has higher revenue and earnings than Goldenport.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GoldenportN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Braemar£135.61M0.52£5.01M£6.3634.91

Braemar has a net margin of 1.68% compared to Goldenport's net margin of 0.00%. Braemar's return on equity of 2.74% beat Goldenport's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GoldenportN/A N/A N/A
Braemar 1.68%2.74%7.09%

14.0% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of Braemar shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Braemar had 1 more articles in the media than Goldenport. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for Goldenport. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Goldenport's score of 0.00 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Goldenport Neutral
Braemar Neutral

Summary

Braemar beats Goldenport on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Braemar compare to Clarkson?

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

Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Clarkson pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Braemar pays out 78.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Clarkson pays out 44.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Braemar has a beta of 0.501, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Clarkson has a beta of 0.702, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Clarkson has a net margin of 10.40% compared to Braemar's net margin of 1.68%. Clarkson's return on equity of 14.50% beat Braemar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Braemar1.68% 2.74% 7.09%
Clarkson 10.40%14.50%7.79%

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Braemar. Clarkson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braemar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Braemar£135.61M0.52£5.01M£6.3634.91
Clarkson£747.10M2.08£82.85M£250.4020.17

14.0% of Braemar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Clarkson shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of Braemar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Clarkson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Clarkson had 2 more articles in the media than Braemar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Clarkson and 1 mentions for Braemar. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Clarkson's score of 0.22 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Braemar
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Clarkson
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Braemar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 320, indicating a potential upside of 44.14%. Clarkson has a consensus price target of GBX 5,031.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.37%. Given Braemar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Braemar is more favorable than Clarkson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Braemar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Clarkson
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Clarkson beats Braemar on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BMS vs. The Competition

MetricBraemarMarine Transportation IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£71.01M£5.54B£10.24B£2.90B
Dividend Yield3.04%3.55%97.16%6.26%
P/E Ratio34.9113.7225.52366.76
Price / Sales0.5248.39278.8490,229.50
Price / Cash3.706.7223.6727.89
Price / Book0.831.264.816.38
Net Income£5.01M£367.90M£613.19M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.20%50.03%1.26%0.38%
1 Month Performance0.91%12.08%-4.42%0.00%
1 Year Performance-13.28%45.66%5.02%20.10%

Braemar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BMS
Braemar
2.9288 of 5 stars
GBX 222
-3.5%
GBX 320
+44.1%
-9.4%£71.01M£135.61M34.91400
GPH
Global Ports
N/AN/AN/AN/A£231.21M£193.58M30,000.0020
FSJ
James Fisher and Sons
1.8359 of 5 stars
GBX 428
-0.5%
GBX 682.50
+59.5%
+24.6%£216.08M£394.40MN/A2,041
MPL
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
N/AGBX 1.33
-1.9%
N/A+40.3%£4.72M£1.40MN/A44
GPRT
Goldenport
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/AN/A147,000

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This page (LON:BMS) was last updated on 9/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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