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BSTI vs. ATSG, NAT, GNK, HTLD, DESP, SNCY, FWRD, ULH, CYRX, and VTOL

Should you be buying BEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BEST include Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Heartland Express (HTLD), Despegar.com (DESP), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Forward Air (FWRD), Universal Logistics (ULH), Cryoport (CYRX), and Bristow Group (VTOL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

BEST vs.

BEST (NYSE:BSTI) and Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ:ATSG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

: Air Transport Services Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BEST. BEST is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Air Transport Services Group, 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
BEST $3.07B 0.25 -$188.72M -$1.27 -1.64
Air Transport Services Group $2.07B 0.40 $60.33M $0.75 16.81
: Air Transport Services Group received 1 more outperform votes than BEST when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.06% of users gave BEST an outperform vote while only 53.46% of users gave Air Transport Services Group an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
BEST Outperform Votes
277
68.06%
Underperform Votes
130
31.94%
Air Transport Services Group Outperform Votes
278
53.46%
Underperform Votes
242
46.54%
: Air Transport Services Group has a net margin of 2.91% compared to BEST's net margin of 0.00%. Air Transport Services Group's return on equity of 7.93% beat BEST's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BEST N/A N/A N/A
Air Transport Services Group 2.91% 7.93% 2.91%
: BEST has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Transport Services Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
: 15.2% of BEST shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Air Transport Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
: In the previous week, Air Transport Services Group had 3 more articles in the media than BEST. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Air Transport Services Group and 2 mentions for BEST. Air Transport Services Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat BEST's score of 0.00 indicating that Air Transport Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BEST
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Air Transport Services Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
: Air Transport Services Group has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 92.97%. Given Air Transport Services Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Air Transport Services Group is more favorable than BEST.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BEST
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)

0 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Air Transport Services Group
0 Sell rating(s)

2 Hold rating(s)

4 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BEST	$3.07B	0.25	-$188.72M	-$1.27	-1.64
Air Transport Services Group	$2.07B	0.40	$60.33M	$0.75	16.81

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BEST	Outperform Votes 277 68.06%	Underperform Votes 130 31.94%
Air Transport Services Group	Outperform Votes 278 53.46%	Underperform Votes 242 46.54%

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BEST	N/A	N/A	N/A
Air Transport Services Group	2.91%	7.93%	2.91%

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BEST	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Air Transport Services Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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
BEST	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Air Transport Services Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Air Transport Services Group beats BEST on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BSTI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	BEST	Trucking & Courier Services, Except Air Industry	Transportation Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$767.59M	$29.19B	$10.43B	$17.08B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.91%	3.92%	3.62%
P/E Ratio	-1.64	14.05	17.09	24.71
Price / Sales	0.25	1.08	21.68	9.66
Price / Cash	N/A	8.41	16.19	16.98
Price / Book	1.14	3.42	2.04	4.84
Net Income	-$188.72M	$1.67B	$653.04M	$969.88M

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ATSG Air Transport Services Group	4.3549 of 5 stars	$13.16 +2.1%	$24.33 +84.9%	-38.2%	$864.35M	$2.07B	17.55	5,095	News Coverage
NAT Nordic American Tankers	3.0251 of 5 stars	$3.88 -1.5%	$5.33 +37.6%	+0.3%	$820.57M	$391.69M	8.24	18	Analyst Revision News Coverage
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	2.3761 of 5 stars	$20.37 +0.2%	$20.67 +1.5%	+21.9%	$870.41M	$383.83M	-65.71	1,105	Analyst Downgrade
HTLD Heartland Express	4.2951 of 5 stars	$10.89 -1.5%	$14.00 +28.6%	-33.3%	$874.12M	$1.21B	60.50	6,320	Upcoming Earnings
DESP Despegar.com	3.2114 of 5 stars	$12.35 +2.5%	$14.33 +16.1%	+90.9%	$815.84M	$706.04M	-47.50	4,543	High Trading Volume
SNCY Sun Country Airlines	3.9769 of 5 stars	$15.10 +2.0%	$19.60 +29.8%	-22.5%	$804.68M	$1.05B	12.38	2,783	Upcoming Earnings
FWRD Forward Air	4.043 of 5 stars	$30.01 +2.5%	$80.14 +167.1%	-79.4%	$791.36M	$1.37B	4.67	4,251	Analyst Report Short Interest ↑ News Coverage
ULH Universal Logistics	3.7324 of 5 stars	$34.90 -0.3%	$36.00 +3.2%	+9.6%	$918.22M	$1.66B	9.86	9,311	Upcoming Earnings Analyst Downgrade News Coverage Positive News
CYRX Cryoport	0.7163 of 5 stars	$18.83 +1.1%	$18.63 -1.1%	-17.6%	$925.68M	$233.26M	-8.56	1,170	Positive News
VTOL Bristow Group	0 of 5 stars	$26.56 -0.5%	N/A	+9.0%	$752.18M	$1.30B	-110.67	3,298	Upcoming Earnings

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BEST (BSTI) Competitors

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