StealthGas (GASS) Competitors

StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) and Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, GASS or ESEA?

StealthGas has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euroseas has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GASS or ESEA?

In the previous week, Euroseas had 1 more articles in the media than StealthGas. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Euroseas and 3 mentions for StealthGas. Euroseas' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat StealthGas' score of 0.51 indicating that Euroseas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
StealthGas	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Euroseas	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GASS or ESEA more profitable?

Euroseas has a net margin of 60.50% compared to StealthGas' net margin of 36.19%. Euroseas' return on equity of 45.15% beat StealthGas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StealthGas	36.19%	9.22%	6.89%
Euroseas	60.50%	45.15%	26.16%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GASS or ESEA?

66.3% of StealthGas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Euroseas shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of Euroseas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GASS or ESEA?

StealthGas presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.80%. Given StealthGas' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StealthGas is more favorable than Euroseas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StealthGas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Euroseas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GASS or ESEA?

Euroseas has higher revenue and earnings than StealthGas. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StealthGas, 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
StealthGas	$143.53M	1.61	$51.94M	$1.37	4.43
Euroseas	$189.36M	1.26	$114.55M	$16.46	2.06

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GASS or ESEA?

StealthGas received 48 more outperform votes than Euroseas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.13% of users gave StealthGas an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave Euroseas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
StealthGas	Outperform Votes 290 67.13%	Underperform Votes 142 32.87%
Euroseas	Outperform Votes 242 64.71%	Underperform Votes 132 35.29%

Summary

Euroseas beats StealthGas on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.