Euroseas (ESEA) Competitors

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

Is FLNG or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 58.28% compared to Flex LNG's net margin of 29.10%. Euroseas' return on equity of 31.70% beat Flex LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flex LNG	29.10%	14.83%	4.56%
Euroseas	58.28%	31.70%	18.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, FLNG or ESEA?

Flex LNG has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLNG or ESEA a better dividend stock?

Flex LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Flex LNG pays out 157.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Euroseas pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euroseas has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FLNG or ESEA?

Flex LNG has higher revenue and earnings than Euroseas. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flex LNG, 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
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.41	$117.68M	$1.91	11.82
Euroseas	$212.90M	1.60	$112.78M	$18.57	2.61

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

6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer FLNG or ESEA?

Flex LNG currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.88%. Euroseas has a consensus price target of $61.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.70%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Flex LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor FLNG or ESEA?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 3 more articles in the media than Flex LNG. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Euroseas and 3 mentions for Flex LNG. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Flex LNG's score of 0.56 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flex LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Euroseas beats Flex LNG on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.