Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ESEA or CMBT?

Euroseas has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ESEA or CMBT?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 1 more articles in the media than CMB.TECH. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Euroseas and 5 mentions for CMB.TECH. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat CMB.TECH's score of 0.12 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Euroseas	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CMB.TECH	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ESEA or CMBT?

Euroseas currently has a consensus price target of $61.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.57%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Euroseas is more favorable than CMB.TECH.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CMB.TECH	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ESEA or CMBT more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 53.75% compared to CMB.TECH's net margin of 43.45%. Euroseas' return on equity of 28.56% beat CMB.TECH's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	53.75%	28.56%	17.10%
CMB.TECH	43.45%	12.63%	3.98%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ESEA or CMBT?

CMB.TECH has higher revenue and earnings than Euroseas. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMB.TECH, 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
Euroseas	$212.90M	2.13	$112.78M	$17.02	3.80
CMB.TECH	$940.25M	1.76	$870.83M	$2.15	3.95

Summary

Euroseas beats CMB.TECH on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.