NVGS vs. PAGP, CAAP, GBTG, RXO, HAFN, DKL, GEL, SBLK, ZIM, and INSW
Should you be buying Navigator stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Navigator include Plains GP (PAGP), Corporacion America Airports (CAAP), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), RXO (RXO), Hafnia (HAFN), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Genesis Energy (GEL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), and International Seaways (INSW). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Navigator vs. Its Competitors
Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) and Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Navigator has a net margin of 15.42% compared to Plains GP's net margin of 0.21%. Navigator's return on equity of 7.83% beat Plains GP's return on equity.
Plains GP currently has a consensus target price of $20.88, suggesting a potential upside of 6.80%. Navigator has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 43.71%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Plains GP.
Plains GP has higher revenue and earnings than Navigator. Navigator is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains GP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.3% of Plains GP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Plains GP shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Plains GP pays out 205.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Navigator pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Plains GP has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Plains GP had 6 more articles in the media than Navigator. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Plains GP and 2 mentions for Navigator. Plains GP's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Navigator's score of 0.55 indicating that Plains GP is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Navigator beats Plains GP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NVGS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff