BEST vs. SFWL, GLBS, FLYX, PXS, IMPP, MESA, CTRM, SRFM, EDRY, and AIRT
Should you be buying BEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BEST include Shengfeng Development (SFWL), Globus Maritime (GLBS), flyExclusive (FLYX), Pyxis Tankers (PXS), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Mesa Air Group (MESA), Castor Maritime (CTRM), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), EuroDry (EDRY), and Air T (AIRT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
BEST (NYSE:BEST) and Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Shengfeng Development has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BEST's net margin of -11.94%. Shengfeng Development's return on equity of 0.00% beat BEST's return on equity.
5.1% of BEST shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Shengfeng Development shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shengfeng Development has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BEST.
BEST received 51 more outperform votes than Shengfeng Development when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, BEST had 143 more articles in the media than Shengfeng Development. MarketBeat recorded 144 mentions for BEST and 1 mentions for Shengfeng Development. Shengfeng Development's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat BEST's score of 0.98 indicating that Shengfeng Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Shengfeng Development beats BEST on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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