CTRM vs. GLBS, PXS, IMPP, PSHG, TORO, BEST, MESA, BANL, USEA, and AIRT
Should you be buying Castor Maritime stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Castor Maritime include Globus Maritime (GLBS), Pyxis Tankers (PXS), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Performance Shipping (PSHG), Toro (TORO), BEST (BEST), Mesa Air Group (MESA), CBL International (BANL), United Maritime (USEA), and Air T (AIRT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) 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, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Castor Maritime had 4 more articles in the media than Globus Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Castor Maritime and 2 mentions for Globus Maritime. Castor Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Globus Maritime's score of 0.13 indicating that Globus Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Globus Maritime received 136 more outperform votes than Castor Maritime when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.50% of users gave Castor Maritime an outperform vote while only 46.44% of users gave Globus Maritime an outperform vote.
Castor Maritime has a net margin of 39.63% compared to Castor Maritime's net margin of 16.90%. Globus Maritime's return on equity of 6.39% beat Castor Maritime's return on equity.
31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Castor Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime. Globus Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castor Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Castor Maritime beats Globus Maritime on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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