Costamare (CMRE) Competitors

Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) and Danaos (NYSE:DAC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to CMRE or DAC?

In the previous week, Costamare had 2 more articles in the media than Danaos. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Costamare and 2 mentions for Danaos. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Danaos' score of 1.18 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Costamare	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Danaos	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CMRE or DAC?

58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Danaos shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Danaos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CMRE or DAC?

Costamare currently has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.22%. Danaos has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.55%. Given Danaos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Danaos is more favorable than Costamare.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Costamare	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Danaos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CMRE or DAC?

Costamare has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danaos has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CMRE or DAC?

Danaos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Costamare. Danaos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costamare, 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	0.73	$319.92M	$2.36	5.34
Danaos	$1.01B	1.78	$505.07M	$24.25	3.92

Is CMRE or DAC more profitable?

Danaos has a net margin of 44.62% compared to Costamare's net margin of 17.10%. Danaos' return on equity of 13.88% beat Costamare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Costamare	17.10%	13.67%	6.95%
Danaos	44.62%	13.88%	10.99%

Is CMRE or DAC a better dividend stock?

Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Costamare pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Danaos 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. Danaos has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Danaos beats Costamare on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.