Navigator (NVGS) 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.

Is PAGP or NVGS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plains GP	0.21%	0.70%	0.36%
Navigator	15.42%	7.83%	4.48%

Do analysts prefer PAGP or NVGS?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plains GP	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Navigator	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PAGP or NVGS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plains GP	$50.09B	0.08	$103M	$0.74	26.41
Navigator	$583.93M	1.79	$85.57M	$1.28	11.74

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PAGP or NVGS?

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.

Is PAGP or NVGS a better dividend stock?

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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PAGP or NVGS?

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.

Does the media refer more to PAGP or NVGS?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Plains GP	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Navigator	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Navigator beats Plains GP on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.