Gulf Marine Services (GMS) Competitors

Total Produce (LON:TOT) and Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor TOT or GMS?

In the previous week, Total Produce's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gulf Marine Services'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Total Produce	Neutral
Gulf Marine Services	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, TOT or GMS?

Gulf Marine Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Marine Services, 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
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A
Gulf Marine Services	£173.84M	1.04	£48.19M	£0.03	506.45

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TOT or GMS?

7.9% of Gulf Marine Services shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gulf Marine Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TOT or GMS more profitable?

Gulf Marine Services has a net margin of 25.33% compared to Total Produce's net margin of 0.00%. Gulf Marine Services' return on equity of 11.84% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gulf Marine Services	25.33%	11.84%	5.32%

Summary

Gulf Marine Services beats Total Produce on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.