CMRE vs. OMAB, SNDR, CUK, VRRM, PAGP, CAAP, GBTG, HAFN, RXO, and DKL
Should you be buying Costamare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Costamare include Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Schneider National (SNDR), Carnival (CUK), Verra Mobility (VRRM), Plains GP (PAGP), Corporacion America Airports (CAAP), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), Hafnia (HAFN), RXO (RXO), and Delek Logistics Partners (DKL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Costamare vs. Its Competitors
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.
Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Costamare has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte had 1 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte and 3 mentions for Costamare. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Costamare's score of -0.09 indicating that Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costamare pays out 18.9% 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.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte currently has a consensus price target of $88.38, suggesting a potential downside of 16.23%. Costamare has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.86%. Given Costamare's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Costamare is more favorable than Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte.
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte has a net margin of 34.62% compared to Costamare's net margin of 15.27%. Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte's return on equity of 52.68% beat Costamare's return on equity.
9.5% of Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte beats Costamare on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CMRE) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
