Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SHIP or SNCY?

Sun Country Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Sun Country Airlines 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	0.89	$43.47M	$0.73	10.18
Sun Country Airlines	$1.08B	0.53	$52.90M	$1.06	10.11

Does the media refer more to SHIP or SNCY?

In the previous week, Sun Country Airlines had 4 more articles in the media than Seanergy Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Sun Country Airlines and 10 mentions for Seanergy Maritime. Seanergy Maritime's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Sun Country Airlines' score of 0.18 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sun Country Airlines	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SHIP or SNCY more profitable?

Seanergy Maritime has a net margin of 10.17% compared to Sun Country Airlines' net margin of 5.35%. Sun Country Airlines' return on equity of 10.53% beat Seanergy Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seanergy Maritime	10.17%	5.70%	2.60%
Sun Country Airlines	5.35%	10.53%	3.86%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHIP or SNCY?

29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sun Country Airlines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend SHIP or SNCY?

Seanergy Maritime currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.05%. Sun Country Airlines has a consensus price target of $17.38, indicating a potential upside of 62.08%. Given Sun Country Airlines' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sun Country Airlines is more favorable than Seanergy Maritime.

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
Sun Country Airlines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, SHIP or SNCY?

Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sun Country Airlines beats Seanergy Maritime on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.