Tufton Oceanic Assets (SHIP) Competitors

Serica Energy (LON:SQZ) and Tufton Oceanic Assets (LON:SHIP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is SQZ or SHIP a better dividend stock?

Serica Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Tufton Oceanic Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 886.5%. Serica Energy pays out -1,585.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tufton Oceanic Assets pays out 3,841.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to SQZ or SHIP?

In the previous week, Serica Energy had 3 more articles in the media than Tufton Oceanic Assets. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Serica Energy and 0 mentions for Tufton Oceanic Assets. Serica Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Tufton Oceanic Assets' score of 0.00 indicating that Serica Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Serica Energy	Positive
Tufton Oceanic Assets	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SQZ or SHIP?

Serica Energy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 203, indicating a potential upside of 19.27%. Given Serica Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Serica Energy is more favorable than Tufton Oceanic Assets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serica Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Tufton Oceanic Assets	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SQZ or SHIP?

28.3% of Serica Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Tufton Oceanic Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of Serica Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Tufton Oceanic Assets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SQZ or SHIP?

Serica Energy has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tufton Oceanic Assets has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SQZ or SHIP more profitable?

Tufton Oceanic Assets has a net margin of 94.43% compared to Serica Energy's net margin of -1.09%. Tufton Oceanic Assets' return on equity of 17.33% beat Serica Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serica Energy	-1.09%	-1.09%	12.14%
Tufton Oceanic Assets	94.43%	17.33%	5.03%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SQZ or SHIP?

Tufton Oceanic Assets has higher revenue and earnings than Serica Energy. Serica Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tufton Oceanic Assets, 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
Serica Energy	£824.98M	1.02	-£9.03M	-£1.45	-117.30
Tufton Oceanic Assets	£7.37B	0.04	£6.96B	£0.26	4.33

Summary

Serica Energy beats Tufton Oceanic Assets on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.