Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts recommend ARCB or ESEA?

ArcBest currently has a consensus price target of $89.17, indicating a potential upside of 24.94%. Euroseas has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.56%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Euroseas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArcBest	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCB or ESEA?

ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ARCB or ESEA?

In the previous week, ArcBest had 6 more articles in the media than Euroseas. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for ArcBest and 8 mentions for Euroseas. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat ArcBest's score of 0.60 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArcBest	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARCB or ESEA a better dividend stock?

ArcBest pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. ArcBest pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euroseas pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Euroseas has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Euroseas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ARCB or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 53.75% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. Euroseas' return on equity of 28.56% beat ArcBest's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArcBest	3.90%	8.67%	4.66%
Euroseas	53.75%	28.56%	17.10%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARCB or ESEA?

99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Euroseas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ARCB or ESEA?

ArcBest has higher revenue and earnings than Euroseas. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ArcBest, 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
ArcBest	$4.18B	0.39	$173.96M	$6.72	10.62
Euroseas	$212.90M	2.10	$112.78M	$17.02	3.74

Summary

Euroseas beats ArcBest on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.