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DAC vs. SBLK, CMRE, GNK, GSL, and NMM

Should you buy Danaos stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Danaos with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Danaos include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Costamare (CMRE), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Global Ship Lease (GSL), and Navios Maritime Partners (NMM). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

How does Danaos compare to Star Bulk Carriers?

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Danaos (NYSE:DAC) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Star Bulk Carriers currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Danaos has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.61%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Danaos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Star Bulk Carriers
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Danaos
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers$1.04B2.91$84.17M$0.7336.68
Danaos$1.04B2.31$494.61M$28.354.66

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers and Star Bulk Carriers both had 9 articles in the media. Danaos' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.58 indicating that Danaos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Star Bulk Carriers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Danaos
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 202.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Danaos pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Danaos has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Danaos has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Danaos shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Danaos has a net margin of 49.85% compared to Star Bulk Carriers' net margin of 8.07%. Danaos' return on equity of 13.38% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers8.07% 3.89% 2.44%
Danaos 49.85%13.38%10.42%

Summary

Danaos beats Star Bulk Carriers on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Danaos compare to Costamare?

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

Danaos has a net margin of 49.85% compared to Costamare's net margin of 39.93%. Costamare's return on equity of 16.42% beat Danaos' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Danaos49.85% 13.38% 10.42%
Costamare 39.93%16.42%9.07%

19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Costamare shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Danaos pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costamare pays out 17.2% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Danaos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Danaos has higher revenue and 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Danaos$1.04B2.31$494.61M$28.354.66
Costamare$866.09M2.39$364.58M$2.686.41

Danaos has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costamare has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Danaos and Danaos both had 9 articles in the media. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Danaos' score of 0.60 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Danaos currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.61%. Costamare has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.19%. 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
Danaos
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Costamare
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Danaos beats Costamare on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Danaos compare to Genco Shipping & Trading?

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Danaos has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Danaos 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Danaos$1.04B2.31$494.61M$28.354.66
Genco Shipping & Trading$385.21M2.83-$4.37M$0.3865.78

19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Genco Shipping & Trading had 3 more articles in the media than Danaos. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading and 9 mentions for Danaos. Danaos' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 0.04 indicating that Danaos is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Danaos
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Genco Shipping & Trading
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Danaos currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.61%. Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus target price of $23.67, indicating a potential downside of 5.31%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Danaos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Danaos
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Genco Shipping & Trading
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Danaos pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Danaos has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Danaos has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Danaos has a net margin of 49.85% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 4.38%. Danaos' return on equity of 13.38% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Danaos49.85% 13.38% 10.42%
Genco Shipping & Trading 4.38%2.49%1.95%

Summary

Danaos beats Genco Shipping & Trading on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Danaos compare to Global Ship Lease?

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) and Danaos (NYSE:DAC) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Global Ship Lease$766.45M1.95$416.45M$11.393.65
Danaos$1.04B2.31$494.61M$28.354.66

50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Danaos had 2 more articles in the media than Global Ship Lease. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Danaos and 7 mentions for Global Ship Lease. Global Ship Lease's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Danaos' score of 0.60 indicating that Global Ship Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Global Ship Lease
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Danaos
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Global Ship Lease currently has a consensus target price of $40.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.91%. Danaos has a consensus target price of $105.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.61%. Given Global Ship Lease's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Global Ship Lease is more favorable than Danaos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Global Ship Lease
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Danaos
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Global Ship Lease pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Global Ship Lease pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Danaos pays out 12.7% 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 and Danaos has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Global Ship Lease has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Danaos has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 54.33% compared to Danaos' net margin of 49.85%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 22.35% beat Danaos' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Global Ship Lease54.33% 22.35% 13.99%
Danaos 49.85%13.38%10.42%

Summary

Danaos beats Global Ship Lease on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Danaos compare to Navios Maritime Partners?

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) and Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Danaos presently has a consensus target price of $105.00, suggesting a potential downside of 20.61%. Navios Maritime Partners has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Navios Maritime Partners' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Danaos.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Danaos
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Navios Maritime Partners
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Danaos has a net margin of 49.85% compared to Navios Maritime Partners' net margin of 21.23%. Danaos' return on equity of 13.38% beat Navios Maritime Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Danaos49.85% 13.38% 10.42%
Navios Maritime Partners 21.23%9.17%5.04%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Danaos$1.04B2.31$494.61M$28.354.66
Navios Maritime Partners$1.34B1.52$285.33M$9.617.43

Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Navios Maritime Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Danaos pays out 12.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navios Maritime Partners pays out 2.5% 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. Danaos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Navios Maritime Partners had 6 more articles in the media than Danaos. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Navios Maritime Partners and 9 mentions for Danaos. Navios Maritime Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Danaos' score of 0.60 indicating that Navios Maritime Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Danaos
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Navios Maritime Partners
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Danaos has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Danaos beats Navios Maritime Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DAC vs. The Competition

MetricDanaosTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.41B$3.21B$8.21B$22.99B
Dividend Yield2.70%5.42%964.99%4.07%
P/E Ratio4.6716.8723.0128.42
Price / Sales2.315.404.3424.19
Price / Cash3.466.848.1625.11
Price / Book0.641.252.144.75
Net Income$494.61M$291.51M$533.83M$1.06B
7 Day Performance0.35%-0.79%-1.99%-0.67%
1 Month Performance11.65%5.04%1.18%1.82%
1 Year Performance54.44%58.20%34.87%25.05%

Danaos Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DAC
Danaos
2.4141 of 5 stars
$132.25
-0.1%
$105.00
-20.6%
+49.3%$2.41B$1.04B4.674,116
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.38 of 5 stars
$26.74
-0.3%
$29.00
+8.5%
+62.4%$3.04B$1.04B36.63180
CMRE
Costamare
2.3523 of 5 stars
$17.27
-2.0%
$12.00
-30.5%
+92.9%$2.12B$877.90M6.442,870
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
2.1942 of 5 stars
$26.20
+1.1%
$23.67
-9.7%
+75.1%$1.13B$342.05M68.941,010
GSL
Global Ship Lease
4.4407 of 5 stars
$41.80
-1.2%
$40.33
-3.5%
+69.0%$1.52B$766.45M3.677

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