Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SHIP or SB?

29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned 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 stronger valuation and earnings, SHIP or SB?

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Seanergy Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safe Bulkers, 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	0.82	$43.47M	$1.27	5.34
Safe Bulkers	$307.63M	1.39	$97.38M	$0.67	6.07

Is SHIP or SB more profitable?

Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 27.32% compared to Seanergy Maritime's net margin of 17.19%. Seanergy Maritime's return on equity of 10.20% beat Safe Bulkers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seanergy Maritime	17.19%	10.20%	4.79%
Safe Bulkers	27.32%	7.93%	4.77%

Does the media prefer SHIP or SB?

In the previous week, Safe Bulkers had 2 more articles in the media than Seanergy Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Safe Bulkers and 0 mentions for Seanergy Maritime. Safe Bulkers' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Seanergy Maritime's score of 0.67 indicating that Safe Bulkers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Seanergy Maritime	Positive
Safe Bulkers	Very Positive

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 2.9%. Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Seanergy Maritime pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safe Bulkers pays out 29.9% 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.

Do analysts prefer SHIP or SB?

Seanergy Maritime currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.24%. Safe Bulkers has a consensus price target of $4.47, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. Given Seanergy Maritime's stronger consensus rating and 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Safe Bulkers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SHIP or SB?

Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Seanergy Maritime on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.