Braemar (BMS) Competitors

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

Is BMS or GPH a better dividend stock?

Braemar pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. 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. 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, BMS or GPH?

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

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

27.7% of Braemar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are held by institutional investors. 46.8% 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BMS or GPH?

Braemar currently has a consensus price target of GBX 365, suggesting a potential upside of 71.36%. 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

Is BMS or GPH 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
Braemar	3.03%	5.78%	7.09%
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%

Does the media refer more to BMS or GPH?

In the previous week, Braemar had 2 more articles in the media than Global Ports. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Braemar and 0 mentions for Global Ports. Braemar's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Global Ports' score of 0.00 indicating that Braemar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Braemar	Positive
Global Ports	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMS or GPH?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Braemar	£165.60M	0.42	£5.01M	£15.39	13.84
Global Ports	£193.58M	0.00	-£19.81M	£0.01	N/A

Summary

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