StealthGas (GASS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ESEA or GASS?

6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of StealthGas shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of StealthGas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ESEA or GASS?

In the previous week, StealthGas had 1 more articles in the media than Euroseas. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for StealthGas and 2 mentions for Euroseas. StealthGas' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Euroseas' score of 0.48 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StealthGas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESEA or GASS?

StealthGas received 48 more outperform votes than Euroseas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.13% of users gave StealthGas an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Euroseas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Euroseas	Outperform Votes 242 64.71%	Underperform Votes 132 35.29%
StealthGas	Outperform Votes 290 67.13%	Underperform Votes 142 32.87%

Is ESEA or GASS more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 60.50% compared to Euroseas' net margin of 36.19%. StealthGas' return on equity of 45.15% beat Euroseas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	60.50%	45.15%	26.16%
StealthGas	36.19%	9.22%	6.89%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ESEA or GASS?

Euroseas has higher revenue and earnings than StealthGas. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StealthGas, 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	1.23	$114.55M	$16.46	2.01
StealthGas	$152.12M	1.48	$51.94M	$1.37	4.30

Do analysts prefer ESEA or GASS?

StealthGas has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.82%. Given Euroseas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StealthGas is more favorable than Euroseas.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
StealthGas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ESEA or GASS?

Euroseas has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StealthGas has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Euroseas beats StealthGas on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.