Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Competitors

Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP) and Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is SHIP or SB more profitable?

Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 19.25% compared to Seanergy Maritime's net margin of 10.17%. Safe Bulkers' return on equity of 5.80% beat Seanergy Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seanergy Maritime	10.17%	5.70%	2.60%
Safe Bulkers	19.25%	5.80%	3.45%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SHIP or SB?

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Safe Bulkers 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
Seanergy Maritime	$167.46M	1.11	$43.47M	$0.73	12.23
Safe Bulkers	$277.51M	1.68	$97.38M	$0.43	10.62

Do analysts prefer SHIP or SB?

Seanergy Maritime currently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.18%. Safe Bulkers has a consensus target price of $4.47, indicating a potential downside of 2.15%. Given Seanergy Maritime's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Seanergy Maritime is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seanergy Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Safe Bulkers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHIP or SB?

29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SHIP or SB a better dividend stock?

Seanergy Maritime pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Seanergy Maritime pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safe Bulkers pays out 46.5% 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.

Does the media favor SHIP or SB?

In the previous week, Safe Bulkers had 1 more articles in the media than Seanergy Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Safe Bulkers and 1 mentions for Seanergy Maritime. Seanergy Maritime's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Safe Bulkers' score of 0.94 indicating that Seanergy Maritime is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Seanergy Maritime	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Safe Bulkers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHIP or SB?

Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Seanergy Maritime on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.