Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) and SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor MESA or SMHI?

In the previous week, SEACOR Marine had 2 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SEACOR Marine and 1 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat SEACOR Marine's score of 1.49 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group	Very Positive
SEACOR Marine	Positive

Is MESA or SMHI more profitable?

SEACOR Marine has a net margin of -16.81% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -19.86%. SEACOR Marine's return on equity of -13.32% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group	-19.86%	-32.45%	-6.74%
SEACOR Marine	-16.81%	-13.32%	-6.25%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MESA or SMHI?

SEACOR Marine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. SEACOR Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Air 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
Mesa Air Group	$424.03M	0.10	-$120.12M	-$5.27	-0.19
SEACOR Marine	$264.09M	0.62	-$9.31M	-$2.54	-2.41

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MESA or SMHI?

Mesa Air Group received 84 more outperform votes than SEACOR Marine when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave SEACOR Marine an outperform vote while only 56.97% of users gave Mesa Air Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Air Group	Outperform Votes 192 56.97%	Underperform Votes 145 43.03%
SEACOR Marine	Outperform Votes 108 65.06%	Underperform Votes 58 34.94%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MESA or SMHI?

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MESA or SMHI?

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.02, indicating that its share price is 202% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEACOR Marine has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SEACOR Marine beats Mesa Air Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.