Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor MESA or SHIP?

In the previous week, Seanergy Maritime had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Seanergy Maritime and 1 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Seanergy Maritime's score of 0.15 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Seanergy Maritime	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MESA or SHIP?

Seanergy Maritime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group 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
Mesa Air Group	$475.52M	0.09	-$120.12M	-$2.30	-0.43
Seanergy Maritime	$167.46M	0.88	$2.28M	$2.11	3.42

Is MESA or SHIP more profitable?

Seanergy Maritime has a net margin of 28.37% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -19.86%. Seanergy Maritime's return on equity of 19.01% 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%
Seanergy Maritime	28.37%	19.01%	9.30%

Which has more risk and volatility, MESA or SHIP?

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.07, indicating that its share price is 207% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MESA or SHIP?

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend MESA or SHIP?

Seanergy Maritime has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.32%. Given Seanergy Maritime's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Seanergy Maritime is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mesa Air Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Seanergy Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MESA or SHIP?

Seanergy Maritime received 273 more outperform votes than Mesa Air Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.04% of users gave Seanergy Maritime an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Mesa Air Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Air Group	Outperform Votes 192 57.14%	Underperform Votes 144 42.86%
Seanergy Maritime	Outperform Votes 465 74.04%	Underperform Votes 163 25.96%

Summary

Seanergy Maritime beats Mesa Air Group on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.