NVGS vs. VRRM, PAGP, CAAP, GBTG, HAFN, RXO, DKL, ZIM, GEL, and SBLK
Should you be buying Navigator stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navigator include Verra Mobility (VRRM), Plains GP (PAGP), Corporación América Airports (CAAP), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), Hafnia (HAFN), RXO (RXO), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Genesis Energy (GEL), and Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Navigator vs. Its Competitors
Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) and Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and community ranking.
Navigator received 252 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.53% of users gave Navigator an outperform vote while only 50.70% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 6 more articles in the media than Navigator. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Verra Mobility and 1 mentions for Navigator. Verra Mobility's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Navigator's score of 0.34 indicating that Verra Mobility is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Navigator has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verra Mobility. Navigator is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Navigator presently has a consensus target price of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 50.21%. Verra Mobility has a consensus target price of $27.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.28%. Given Navigator's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Verra Mobility.
19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Navigator has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verra Mobility has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Navigator has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Verra Mobility's net margin of 11.64%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 38.97% beat Navigator's return on equity.
Summary
Navigator and Verra Mobility tied by winning 9 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
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:NVGS) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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