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
Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) and Plains GP (NYSE:PAGP) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.
Navigator has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plains GP has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Plains GP pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Navigator pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
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 news media.
Navigator presently has a consensus price target of $21.60, indicating a potential upside of 44.00%. Plains GP has a consensus price target of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.30%. Given Navigator's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Plains GP.
19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Plains GP shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Plains GP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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