Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CVLG or SHIP?

Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVLG or SHIP a better dividend stock?

Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Seanergy Maritime pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seanergy Maritime pays out 27.4% 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. Covenant Logistics Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend CVLG or SHIP?

Covenant Logistics Group currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.82%. Seanergy Maritime has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.21%. Given Seanergy Maritime's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Seanergy Maritime is more favorable than Covenant Logistics Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Seanergy Maritime	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor CVLG or SHIP?

In the previous week, Covenant Logistics Group had 10 more articles in the media than Seanergy Maritime. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Covenant Logistics Group and 2 mentions for Seanergy Maritime. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Seanergy Maritime's score of 1.19 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Covenant Logistics Group	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Seanergy Maritime	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, CVLG or SHIP?

Seanergy Maritime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Covenant Logistics Group. Seanergy Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics 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
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.53	$35.92M	$1.31	18.41
Seanergy Maritime	$167.46M	0.97	$43.47M	$0.73	10.67

Is CVLG or SHIP more profitable?

Seanergy Maritime has a net margin of 10.17% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.18%. Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity of 11.63% beat Seanergy Maritime's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Covenant Logistics Group	3.18%	11.63%	5.04%
Seanergy Maritime	10.17%	5.70%	2.60%

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

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.1% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime 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.

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats Seanergy Maritime on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.