Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) and Air T (NASDAQ:AIRTP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESEA or AIRTP?

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

Does the media prefer ESEA or AIRTP?

In the previous week, Air T had 14 more articles in the media than Euroseas. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Air T and 2 mentions for Euroseas. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Air T's score of -0.20 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Euroseas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Air T	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ESEA or AIRTP a better dividend stock?

Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Air T pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Euroseas pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euroseas has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is ESEA or AIRTP more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 58.28% compared to Air T's net margin of 0.00%. Euroseas' return on equity of 31.70% beat Air T's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	58.28%	31.70%	18.78%
Air T	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend ESEA or AIRTP?

Euroseas presently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.48%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Air T.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Air T	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ESEA or AIRTP?

Euroseas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Air T.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euroseas	$212.90M	1.56	$112.78M	$18.57	2.56
Air T	$291.85M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Euroseas beats Air T on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.