Tuniu (TOUR) Competitors

Tuniu (NASDAQ:TOUR) and Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) 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, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TOUR or ESEA?

Euroseas has higher revenue and earnings than Tuniu. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tuniu, 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
Tuniu	$70.37M	1.26	$10.57M	$0.08	9.45
Euroseas	$212.90M	1.64	$112.78M	$18.57	2.69

Is TOUR or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 58.28% compared to Tuniu's net margin of 11.38%. Euroseas' return on equity of 31.70% beat Tuniu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tuniu	11.38%	6.30%	3.28%
Euroseas	58.28%	31.70%	18.78%

Is TOUR or ESEA a better dividend stock?

Tuniu pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Tuniu pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euroseas pays out 14.0% 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. Euroseas has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TOUR or ESEA?

6.3% of Euroseas shares are held by institutional investors. 76.1% of Tuniu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TOUR or ESEA?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 3 more articles in the media than Tuniu. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Euroseas and 1 mentions for Tuniu. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Tuniu's score of 0.00 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tuniu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Euroseas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TOUR or ESEA?

Tuniu has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TOUR or ESEA?

Euroseas has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.17%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Tuniu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tuniu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Euroseas beats Tuniu on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.