Top Ships (TOPS) Competitors $5.98 +0.07 (+1.10%) As of 02:07 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TOPS vs. IMPP, TOUR, NCT, HMR, SRFM, YGMZ, AIRT, YTRA, TORO, and MESAShould you be buying Top Ships stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Top Ships include Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Tuniu (TOUR), Intercont (Cayman) (NCT), Heidmar Maritime (HMR), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), MingZhu Logistics (YGMZ), Air T (AIRT), Yatra Online (YTRA), Toro (TORO), and Mesa Air Group (MESA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Top Ships vs. Its Competitors Imperial Petroleum Tuniu Intercont (Cayman) Heidmar Maritime Surf Air Mobility MingZhu Logistics Air T Yatra Online Toro Mesa Air Group Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) and Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media prefer TOPS or IMPP? In the previous week, Imperial Petroleum had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Imperial Petroleum and 0 mentions for Top Ships. Imperial Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Top Ships' score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Petroleum is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Top Ships Neutral Imperial Petroleum Very Positive Is TOPS or IMPP more profitable? Imperial Petroleum has a net margin of 32.37% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Imperial Petroleum's return on equity of 17.55% beat Top Ships' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Top ShipsN/A N/A N/A Imperial Petroleum 32.37%17.55%10.81% Which has more volatility and risk, TOPS or IMPP? Top Ships has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TOPS or IMPP? Imperial Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTop Ships$86.13M0.32$6.07MN/AN/AImperial Petroleum$147.48M0.60$50.16M$1.232.42 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TOPS or IMPP? 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryImperial Petroleum beats Top Ships on 10 of the 11 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 TOPS 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$27.73M$27.64M$7.39B$9.81BDividend YieldN/AN/A706.12%4.14%P/E RatioN/AN/A14.0325.63Price / Sales0.320.32534.74174.62Price / Cash0.740.747.6958.50Price / Book0.200.202.126.05Net Income$6.07M$6.07M$574.24M$265.11M7 Day Performance-1.97%-1.66%2.23%2.55%1 Month Performance-7.36%-7.07%0.14%3.62%1 Year Performance-37.30%-37.10%6.30%26.43% Top Ships Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TOPSTop Ships0.4996 of 5 stars$5.98+1.1%N/A-35.0%$27.73M$86.13M0.00150IMPPImperial Petroleum1.5057 of 5 stars$3.21+1.4%N/A-22.4%$96.12M$138.37M2.6274Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTOURTuniu2.9017 of 5 stars$0.79+1.0%N/A-10.1%$92.47M$70.37M9.881,920Upcoming EarningsGap UpNCTIntercont (Cayman)N/A$3.35-5.9%N/AN/A$88.78MN/A0.0019Gap UpHMRHeidmar MaritimeN/A$1.52-1.0%$5.00+230.0%N/A$88.12M$26.16M0.00N/AEarnings ReportSRFMSurf Air Mobility1.6679 of 5 stars$4.37-1.5%$6.33+44.8%+112.2%$84.93M$119.43M-1.17625Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpYGMZMingZhu Logistics1.4221 of 5 stars$0.86+3.2%N/A-20.3%$65.95M$40.43M0.0080Positive NewsGap DownAIRTAir T0.2974 of 5 stars$22.33-7.0%N/A-4.3%$60.29M$291.85M-10.01500Trending NewsGap DownYTRAYatra Online3.0542 of 5 stars$0.91flat$3.00+229.7%-27.1%$57.43M$93.14M-91.001,268News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap UpTOROToro0.8182 of 5 stars$2.93+0.6%N/A-18.9%$56.04M$21.51M0.00N/AMESAMesa Air Group0.9487 of 5 stars$1.05-1.9%N/A-12.8%$43.95M$476.41M-0.201,838Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IMPP Competitors TOUR Competitors NCT Competitors HMR Competitors SRFM Competitors YGMZ Competitors AIRT Competitors YTRA Competitors TORO 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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