Castor Maritime (CTRM) Competitors

Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) and Surf Air Mobility (NYSE:SRFM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend CTRM or SRFM?

Surf Air Mobility has a consensus price target of $6.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.09%. Given Surf Air Mobility's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Surf Air Mobility is more favorable than Castor Maritime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Castor Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Surf Air Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CTRM or SRFM more profitable?

Castor Maritime has a net margin of 22.07% compared to Surf Air Mobility's net margin of -50.23%. Castor Maritime's return on equity of 1.10% beat Surf Air Mobility's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Castor Maritime	22.07%	1.10%	0.87%
Surf Air Mobility	-50.23%	N/A	-52.00%

Does the media refer more to CTRM or SRFM?

In the previous week, Surf Air Mobility had 4 more articles in the media than Castor Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Surf Air Mobility and 1 mentions for Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Surf Air Mobility's score of 0.71 indicating that Castor Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castor Maritime	Positive
Surf Air Mobility	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CTRM or SRFM?

1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Surf Air Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CTRM or SRFM?

Castor Maritime has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Surf Air Mobility. Surf Air Mobility is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castor Maritime, 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
Castor Maritime	$66.24M	0.35	$14.62M	$1.01	2.40
Surf Air Mobility	$119.43M	1.08	-$74.91M	-$3.75	-1.78

Which has more risk & volatility, CTRM or SRFM?

Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surf Air Mobility has a beta of 2.89, suggesting that its stock price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Surf Air Mobility beats Castor Maritime on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.