Tuniu (TOUR) Competitors

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

Is TOUR or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 53.75% compared to Tuniu's net margin of 5.82%. Euroseas' return on equity of 28.56% beat Tuniu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tuniu	5.82%	5.94%	3.12%
Euroseas	53.75%	28.56%	17.10%

Does the media refer more to TOUR or ESEA?

In the previous week, Tuniu had 1 more articles in the media than Euroseas. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Tuniu and 3 mentions for Euroseas. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Tuniu's score of 0.81 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TOUR or ESEA?

Tuniu has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TOUR or ESEA?

Euroseas has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.32%. Given Euroseas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Euroseas is more favorable than Tuniu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tuniu	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	1.39	$10.57M	$0.05	16.72
Euroseas	$212.90M	1.85	$112.78M	$17.02	3.30

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

Is TOUR or ESEA a better dividend stock?

Tuniu pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Euroseas pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Tuniu pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Euroseas pays out 16.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Euroseas has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Euroseas is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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