Costamare (CMRE) Competitors

Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) and GXO Logistics (NYSE:GXO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, CMRE or GXO?

Costamare has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GXO Logistics has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CMRE or GXO?

In the previous week, GXO Logistics had 9 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for GXO Logistics and 6 mentions for Costamare. GXO Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Costamare's score of 0.95 indicating that GXO Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costamare	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GXO Logistics	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMRE or GXO?

Costamare received 271 more outperform votes than GXO Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.31% of users gave Costamare an outperform vote while only 48.94% of users gave GXO Logistics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Costamare	Outperform Votes 340 52.31%	Underperform Votes 310 47.69%
GXO Logistics	Outperform Votes 69 48.94%	Underperform Votes 72 51.06%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CMRE or GXO?

58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of GXO Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of GXO Logistics shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend CMRE or GXO?

Costamare presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.62%. GXO Logistics has a consensus price target of $54.57, indicating a potential upside of 50.00%. Given GXO Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GXO Logistics is more favorable than Costamare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costamare	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
GXO Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Is CMRE or GXO more profitable?

Costamare has a net margin of 15.14% compared to GXO Logistics' net margin of 1.14%. Costamare's return on equity of 14.03% beat GXO Logistics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costamare	15.14%	14.03%	6.67%
GXO Logistics	1.14%	11.16%	3.05%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CMRE or GXO?

Costamare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GXO Logistics. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GXO Logistics, 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
Costamare	$2.08B	0.54	$319.92M	$2.44	3.83
GXO Logistics	$11.71B	0.36	$134M	$1.12	32.48

Summary

Costamare and GXO Logistics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.