Navios Maritime Partners (NMM) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NMM or SBLK?

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 3 more articles in the media than Navios Maritime Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 1 mentions for Navios Maritime Partners. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Navios Maritime Partners' score of 0.37 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Navios Maritime Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Star Bulk Carriers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NMM or SBLK?

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NMM or SBLK?

Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 6.94%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Navios Maritime Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Star Bulk Carriers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk and volatility, NMM or SBLK?

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NMM or SBLK?

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Star Bulk Carriers. Navios Maritime Partners 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.33B	1.07	$367.31M	$10.03	4.81
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.83	$304.65M	$1.05	18.76

Is NMM or SBLK more profitable?

Navios Maritime Partners has a net margin of 23.31% compared to Star Bulk Carriers' net margin of 10.98%. Navios Maritime Partners' return on equity of 9.24% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	23.31%	9.24%	5.04%
Star Bulk Carriers	10.98%	4.97%	3.03%

Is NMM or SBLK a better dividend stock?

Navios Maritime Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Navios Maritime Partners pays out 2.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% 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.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners and Star Bulk Carriers tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.