Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) and Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Do analysts rate VTOL or ESEA?

Bristow Group currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.82%. Euroseas has a consensus target price of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 75.96%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Bristow Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bristow Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more risk and volatility, VTOL or ESEA?

Bristow Group has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VTOL or ESEA?

93.3% of Bristow Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Bristow Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VTOL or ESEA?

Euroseas received 246 more outperform votes than Bristow Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Bristow Group an outperform vote while only 65.01% of users gave Euroseas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bristow Group	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
Euroseas	Outperform Votes 249 65.01%	Underperform Votes 134 34.99%

Is VTOL or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 54.21% compared to Bristow Group's net margin of 3.93%. Euroseas' return on equity of 34.73% beat Bristow Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bristow Group	3.93%	6.50%	2.78%
Euroseas	54.21%	34.73%	20.86%

Does the media refer more to VTOL or ESEA?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 1 more articles in the media than Bristow Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Euroseas and 5 mentions for Bristow Group. Bristow Group's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Euroseas' score of 0.34 indicating that Bristow Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bristow Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, VTOL or ESEA?

Euroseas has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bristow Group. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bristow Group, 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
Bristow Group	$1.42B	0.60	-$6.78M	$3.21	9.17
Euroseas	$212.90M	1.06	$114.55M	$16.15	1.99

Summary

Euroseas beats Bristow Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.