Costamare (CMRE) Competitors

In the previous week, Genco Shipping & Trading had 5 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading and 3 mentions for Costamare. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 0.81 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Costamare has a net margin of 39.66% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 9.15%. Costamare's return on equity of 15.11% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.

Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Costamare pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 153.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Costamare has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Costamare presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.75%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Costamare.

58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Global Ship Lease had 15 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Global Ship Lease and 3 mentions for Costamare. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Global Ship Lease's score of 0.85 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Global Ship Lease pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Costamare pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Ship Lease pays out 24.0% 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. Global Ship Lease has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Global Ship Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 49.10% compared to Costamare's net margin of 39.66%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 19.92% beat Costamare's return on equity.

Costamare presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Global Ship Lease has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.95%. Given Global Ship Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Ship Lease is more favorable than Costamare.

Costamare has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Global Ship Lease has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Global Ship Lease has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Costamare. Global Ship Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costamare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are held 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.

Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Costamare pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safe Bulkers pays out 30.8% 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. Costamare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Costamare presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.78%. Safe Bulkers has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.11%. Given Costamare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Costamare is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.

Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Safe Bulkers. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safe Bulkers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Costamare had 2 more articles in the media than Safe Bulkers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Costamare and 1 mentions for Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers' average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Costamare's score of 0.91 indicating that Safe Bulkers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Costamare has a net margin of 39.66% compared to Safe Bulkers' net margin of 28.29%. Costamare's return on equity of 15.11% beat Safe Bulkers' return on equity.

Costamare has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Costamare currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.78%. Kirby has a consensus price target of $163.20, suggesting a potential upside of 22.95%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kirby is more favorable than Costamare.

58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Kirby had 3 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kirby and 3 mentions for Costamare. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Kirby's score of 0.62 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Costamare has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Costamare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kirby. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirby, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Costamare has a net margin of 39.66% compared to Kirby's net margin of 10.18%. Costamare's return on equity of 15.11% beat Kirby's return on equity.