Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) and Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ESEA or SHIP?

6.3% of Euroseas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.9% of Euroseas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ESEA or SHIP?

Euroseas has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ESEA or SHIP?

In the previous week, Seanergy Maritime had 6 more articles in the media than Euroseas. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Seanergy Maritime and 6 mentions for Euroseas. Seanergy Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Euroseas' score of 0.55 indicating that Seanergy Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESEA or SHIP?

Seanergy Maritime received 215 more outperform votes than Euroseas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.91% of users gave Seanergy Maritime an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave Euroseas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Euroseas	Outperform Votes 244 64.89%	Underperform Votes 132 35.11%
Seanergy Maritime	Outperform Votes 459 73.91%	Underperform Votes 162 26.09%

Do analysts rate ESEA or SHIP?

Euroseas currently has a consensus target price of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.64%. Seanergy Maritime has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.55%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Seanergy Maritime.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Seanergy Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Is ESEA or SHIP more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 54.50% compared to Seanergy Maritime's net margin of 12.06%. Euroseas' return on equity of 39.84% beat Seanergy Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	54.50%	39.84%	23.79%
Seanergy Maritime	12.06%	7.06%	3.40%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ESEA or SHIP?

Euroseas has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seanergy Maritime, 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	$189.36M	1.39	$114.55M	$15.23	2.46
Seanergy Maritime	$110.23M	1.74	$2.28M	$0.80	11.61

Is ESEA or SHIP a better dividend stock?

Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Seanergy Maritime pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Euroseas pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seanergy Maritime pays out 12.5% 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.

Summary

Euroseas beats Seanergy Maritime on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.