Do analysts rate SVRN or TOPS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oceanpal 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Top Ships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, SVRN or TOPS?

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Oceanpal. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Oceanpal $14.10M 1.67 -$65.20M -$985.00 N/A Top Ships $80.42M 0.07 $6.07M N/A N/A

Is SVRN or TOPS more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oceanpal N/A N/A N/A Top Ships N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend PSHG or TOPS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Performance Shipping 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Top Ships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PSHG or TOPS?

Performance Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Performance Shipping $84.17M 0.25 $49.97M $0.78 2.19 Top Ships $80.42M 0.07 $6.07M N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer TOPS or CTRM?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Top Ships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Castor Maritime 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, TOPS or CTRM?

Castor Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Top Ships $80.42M 0.07 $6.07M N/A N/A Castor Maritime $81.81M 0.26 $19.27M -$1.61 N/A

Does the media prefer TOPS or CTRM?

In the previous week, Castor Maritime had 2 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castor Maritime and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Castor Maritime's score of 0.56 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Top Ships 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Castor Maritime 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts rate JTAI or TOPS?

Jet.AI currently has a consensus price target of $2,200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26,927.03%. Given Jet.AI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jet.AI is more favorable than Top Ships. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Jet.AI 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Top Ships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JTAI or TOPS?

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Jet.AI. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Jet.AI $7.38M 1.57 $4.59M $323.32 0.03 Top Ships $80.42M 0.07 $6.07M N/A N/A

Is JTAI or TOPS more profitable?

Jet.AI has a net margin of 68.77% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Top Ships' return on equity of 0.00% beat Jet.AI's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jet.AI 68.77% -47.89% -40.67% Top Ships N/A N/A N/A

Does the media refer more to JTAI or TOPS?

In the previous week, Jet.AI had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jet.AI and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Jet.AI's score of 0.93 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jet.AI 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Top Ships 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer LSH or TOPS?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lakeside 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Top Ships 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LSH or TOPS?

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeside. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Lakeside $22.18M 0.52 -$5.25M -$0.27 N/A Top Ships $80.42M 0.07 $6.07M N/A N/A

Is LSH or TOPS more profitable?

Top Ships has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lakeside's net margin of -17.79%. Top Ships' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lakeside's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lakeside -17.79% -60.27% -28.56% Top Ships N/A N/A N/A

Does the media refer more to LSH or TOPS?

In the previous week, Lakeside had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lakeside and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lakeside's score of 0.94 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lakeside 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Top Ships 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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TOPS vs. SVRN, PSHG, CTRM, JTAI, and LSH

Should you buy Top Ships stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Top Ships with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Top Ships include Oceanpal (SVRN), Performance Shipping (PSHG), Castor Maritime (CTRM), Jet.AI (JTAI), and Lakeside (LSH). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

How does Top Ships compare to Oceanpal?

Oceanpal (NASDAQ:SVRN) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oceanpal	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Oceanpal.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oceanpal	$14.10M	1.67	-$65.20M	-$985.00	N/A
Top Ships	$80.42M	0.07	$6.07M	N/A	N/A

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oceanpal	N/A	N/A	N/A
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Oceanpal has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Oceanpal and Oceanpal both had 1 articles in the media. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Oceanpal's score of 0.43 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oceanpal	Neutral
Top Ships	Positive

Summary

Top Ships beats Oceanpal on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Top Ships compare to Performance Shipping?

Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:PSHG) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Performance Shipping has a net margin of 31.85% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Performance Shipping's return on equity of 9.57% beat Top Ships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Performance Shipping	31.85%	9.57%	5.75%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Performance Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Performance Shipping	$84.17M	0.25	$49.97M	$0.78	2.19
Top Ships	$80.42M	0.07	$6.07M	N/A	N/A

19.9% of Performance Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Performance Shipping shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Performance Shipping and Performance Shipping both had 1 articles in the media. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Performance Shipping's score of 0.94 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Performance Shipping	Positive
Top Ships	Positive

Performance Shipping has a beta of -0.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Performance Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Performance Shipping beats Top Ships on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Top Ships compare to Castor Maritime?

Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Castor Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Top Ships	$80.42M	0.07	$6.07M	N/A	N/A
Castor Maritime	$81.81M	0.26	$19.27M	-$1.61	N/A

Castor Maritime has a net margin of 23.55% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Castor Maritime's return on equity of 2.68% beat Top Ships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Castor Maritime	23.55%	2.68%	1.99%

In the previous week, Castor Maritime had 2 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castor Maritime and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Castor Maritime's score of 0.56 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Top Ships	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Castor Maritime	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Top Ships has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Castor Maritime	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

6.7% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Top Ships shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Castor Maritime beats Top Ships on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Top Ships compare to Jet.AI?

Jet.AI (NASDAQ:JTAI) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

5.5% of Jet.AI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Jet.AI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Top Ships shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Jet.AI.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jet.AI	$7.38M	1.57	$4.59M	$323.32	0.03
Top Ships	$80.42M	0.07	$6.07M	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Jet.AI had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jet.AI and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Jet.AI's score of 0.93 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jet.AI	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Top Ships	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Jet.AI has a beta of -0.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 2.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

Jet.AI has a net margin of 68.77% compared to Top Ships' net margin of 0.00%. Top Ships' return on equity of 0.00% beat Jet.AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jet.AI	68.77%	-47.89%	-40.67%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Jet.AI currently has a consensus price target of $2,200.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26,927.03%. Given Jet.AI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jet.AI is more favorable than Top Ships.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jet.AI	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Jet.AI and Top Ships tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Top Ships compare to Lakeside?

Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

6.7% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Lakeside shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Top Ships shares are owned 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.

Lakeside has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Lakeside had 1 more articles in the media than Top Ships. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lakeside and 1 mentions for Top Ships. Top Ships' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Lakeside's score of 0.94 indicating that Top Ships is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lakeside	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Top Ships	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lakeside	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Top Ships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Top Ships has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeside.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lakeside	$22.18M	0.52	-$5.25M	-$0.27	N/A
Top Ships	$80.42M	0.07	$6.07M	N/A	N/A

Top Ships has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lakeside's net margin of -17.79%. Top Ships' return on equity of 0.00% beat Lakeside's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lakeside	-17.79%	-60.27%	-28.56%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Top Ships beats Lakeside on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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TOPS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Top Ships	Deep sea foreign transportation of freight Industry	Transportation Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.93M	$143.62M	$8.51B	$12.42B
Dividend Yield	N/A	N/A	983.01%	5.29%
P/E Ratio	N/A	N/A	24.47	24.19
Price / Sales	0.07	0.40	7.85	138.33
Price / Cash	0.74	1.10	8.45	57.88
Price / Book	0.04	1.11	2.22	6.72
Net Income	$6.07M	-$1.78M	$538.58M	$337.19M
7 Day Performance	8.62%	6.26%	2.53%	0.48%
1 Month Performance	-51.80%	-22.00%	2.85%	5.06%
1 Year Performance	-80.47%	24.94%	36.61%	34.27%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TOPS Top Ships	N/A	$1.07 -3.6%	N/A	-80.0%	$5.93M	$80.42M	N/A	150	Positive News Gap Up High Trading Volume
SVRN Oceanpal	1.2739 of 5 stars	$11.22 -8.6%	N/A	N/A	$21.09M	$14.10M	N/A	60	Short Interest Increase Gap Up
PSHG Performance Shipping	1.6405 of 5 stars	$1.69 -0.6%	N/A	+2.4%	$21.01M	$84.17M	1.32	150	Analyst Upgrade
CTRM Castor Maritime	0.3316 of 5 stars	$1.93 +2.1%	N/A	+0.4%	$18.65M	$81.81M	N/A	1	News Coverage Short Interest Increase
JTAI Jet.AI	2.5153 of 5 stars	$7.69 -2.1%	$2,200.00 +28,527.2%	-98.9%	$10.90M	$9.18M	0.02	9

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