NASDAQ:TOPS

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$1.60

-0.11 (-6.43 %)

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$1.60

Now: $1.60▼

$1.74

50-Day Range

$1.77

MA: $2.28▼

$2.92

52-Week Range

$0.95

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$8.48

Volume19,293 shs

Average Volume5.49 million shs

Market Capitalization$63.73 million

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.09

Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) Vs. SALT, SB, OSG, CPLP, TNP, and NM

Should you be buying TOPS stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the industry of "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" are considered alternatives and competitors to Top Ships, including Scorpio Bulkers (SALT), Safe Bulkers (SB), Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Capital Product Partners (CPLP), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP), and Navios Maritime (NM).

Top Ships vs. Scorpio Bulkers Stock

Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) and Scorpio Bulkers (NYSE:SALT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Top Ships and Scorpio Bulkers' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A
Scorpio Bulkers	$224.58 million	1.04	$44.65 million	$11.90	1.72

Scorpio Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.6% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Scorpio Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Bulkers has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Top Ships and Scorpio Bulkers' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scorpio Bulkers	-109.97%	-2.90%	-1.50%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Top Ships and Scorpio Bulkers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00
Scorpio Bulkers	0	2	2	0	2.50

Top Ships presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 662.20%. Scorpio Bulkers has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.65%. Given Top Ships' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Scorpio Bulkers.

Summary

Scorpio Bulkers beats Top Ships on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Top Ships vs. Safe Bulkers Stock

Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) and Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Safe Bulkers and Top Ships' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe Bulkers	$197.76 million	1.13	$16.04 million	$0.05	43.60
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Profitability

This table compares Safe Bulkers and Top Ships' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe Bulkers	-8.52%	-3.64%	-1.49%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Safe Bulkers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

13.0% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Safe Bulkers and Top Ships, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe Bulkers	0	1	2	0	2.67
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00

Safe Bulkers presently has a consensus price target of $2.0833, indicating a potential downside of 4.43%. Top Ships has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 662.20%. Given Top Ships' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Top Ships on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Top Ships vs. Overseas Shipholding Group Stock

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

Volatility & Risk

Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Overseas Shipholding Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Top Ships and Overseas Shipholding Group's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A
Overseas Shipholding Group	$355.55 million	0.60	$8.68 million	N/A	N/A

Overseas Shipholding Group has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.6% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Overseas Shipholding Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Overseas Shipholding Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Top Ships and Overseas Shipholding Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00
Overseas Shipholding Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

Top Ships presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 662.20%. Given Top Ships' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Overseas Shipholding Group.

Profitability

This table compares Top Ships and Overseas Shipholding Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Overseas Shipholding Group	9.97%	11.49%	3.37%

Summary

Overseas Shipholding Group beats Top Ships on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Top Ships vs. Capital Product Partners Stock

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Capital Product Partners and Top Ships, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Product Partners	0	1	2	0	2.67
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00

Capital Product Partners presently has a consensus price target of $10.1667, suggesting a potential downside of 4.00%. Top Ships has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 662.20%. Given Top Ships' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Capital Product Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Capital Product Partners and Top Ships' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Product Partners	21.29%	6.97%	3.58%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Capital Product Partners and Top Ships' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Capital Product Partners	$108.37 million	1.83	$-122,460,000.00	$0.83	12.89
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A

Top Ships has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capital Product Partners.

Volatility & Risk

Capital Product Partners has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.3% of Capital Product Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Capital Product Partners beats Top Ships on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Top Ships vs. Tsakos Energy Navigation Stock

Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Top Ships and Tsakos Energy Navigation's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	9.77%	9.73%	4.49%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Top Ships and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	1	2	0	2.67

Top Ships presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 662.20%. Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus target price of $13.3333, suggesting a potential upside of 45.40%. Given Top Ships' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Tsakos Energy Navigation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.6% of Top Ships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by 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.

Risk and Volatility

Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Top Ships and Tsakos Energy Navigation's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$597.45 million	0.29	$15.13 million	($0.05)	-183.20

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Top Ships on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Top Ships vs. Navios Maritime Stock

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

Risk and Volatility

Navios Maritime has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navios Maritime and Top Ships' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime	$482.45 million	0.32	$-192,110,000.00	N/A	N/A
Top Ships	$66.09 million	0.96	$-14,770,000.00	N/A	N/A

Top Ships has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Navios Maritime.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime and Top Ships' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime	-48.99%	-27.57%	-1.29%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

8.4% of Navios Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navios Maritime and Top Ships, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime	0	0	0	0	N/A
Top Ships	0	1	0	0	2.00

Top Ships has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 662.20%. Given Top Ships' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Top Ships is more favorable than Navios Maritime.

Summary

Top Ships beats Navios Maritime on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.