Top Ships (TOPS) Competitors $5.37 -0.15 (-2.72%) Closing price 05/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.37 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/21/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock TOPS vs. NCT, HTCO, WETO, IMPP, BEST, SRFM, AIRT, YTRA, SFWL, and MESAShould you be buying Top Ships stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Top Ships include Intercont (Cayman) (NCT), Caravelle International Group (HTCO), Webus International (WETO), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), BEST (BEST), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), Air T (AIRT), Yatra Online (YTRA), Shengfeng Development (SFWL), and Mesa Air Group (MESA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Top Ships vs. Intercont (Cayman) Caravelle International Group Webus International Imperial Petroleum BEST Surf Air Mobility Air T Yatra Online Shengfeng Development Mesa Air Group Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) and Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is TOPS or NCT more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Top ShipsN/A N/A N/A Intercont (Cayman) N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TOPS or NCT? Top Ships received 228 more outperform votes than Intercont (Cayman) when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTop ShipsOutperform Votes22856.72% Underperform Votes17443.28% Intercont (Cayman)N/AN/A Does the media refer more to TOPS or NCT? In the previous week, Top Ships had 1 more articles in the media than Intercont (Cayman). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Top Ships and 0 mentions for Intercont (Cayman). Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Intercont (Cayman)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Top Ships Neutral Intercont (Cayman) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TOPS or NCT? Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman). CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTop Ships$86.13M0.29$6.07MN/AN/AIntercont (Cayman)$25.53M5.12N/AN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TOPS or NCT? 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Intercont (Cayman) shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTop Ships beats Intercont (Cayman) on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Top Ships News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TOPS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TOPS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTop ShipsDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.84M$781.10M$285.06B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A5.35%3.78%4.10%P/E RatioN/A5.8813.7719.72Price / Sales0.291.22264.21116.20Price / Cash0.744.0411.5434.62Price / Book0.180.641.914.51Net Income$6.07M$99.79M$512.32M$248.18M7 Day Performance-6.61%-3.29%-2.41%1.14%1 Month Performance-7.25%8.34%10.62%15.07%1 Year Performance-59.32%-32.74%-10.74%6.59% Top Ships Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOPSTop ShipsN/A$5.37-2.7%N/A-59.3%$24.84M$86.13M0.00150Gap DownNCTIntercont (Cayman)N/A$3.78+8.6%N/AN/A$100.17M$25.53M0.0019Gap DownHTCOCaravelle International GroupN/A$1.74-19.1%N/AN/A$91.83M$108.18M0.0031WETOWebus InternationalN/A$3.88+1.8%N/AN/A$85.36M$45.98M0.0027Gap DownIMPPImperial Petroleum1.1237 of 5 stars$2.65-3.3%N/A-39.4%$79.00M$147.48M1.8574News CoverageBESTBESTN/A$2.81+0.2%N/A+38.2%$56.37M$8.54B-0.534,380Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSRFMSurf Air Mobility1.3161 of 5 stars$2.76+3.0%$6.26+126.9%-4.9%$53.21M$119.43M-0.17625AIRTAir T0.1622 of 5 stars$17.12-5.4%N/A-25.9%$46.67M$298.22M-61.14500Trending NewsYTRAYatra Online2.6834 of 5 stars$0.69flat$3.00+334.8%-49.0%$43.55M$6.79B65.00960News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFWLShengfeng DevelopmentN/A$1.03+0.7%N/A-49.0%$41.70M$504.16M0.001,341MESAMesa Air Group0.8418 of 5 stars$0.99+2.1%N/A-16.9%$41.07M$475.52M-0.432,450Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NCT Competitors HTCO Competitors WETO Competitors IMPP Competitors BEST Competitors SRFM Competitors AIRT Competitors YTRA Competitors SFWL Competitors MESA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:TOPS) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These PayoutsThere's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don...Investors Alley | SponsoredThe Prophet's Newest PredictionA storm is brewing in the markets: new tariffs, recession warnings, and panic in the headlines. 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