BEST vs. SFWL, FLYX, GLBS, SRFM, MESA, PXS, CTRM, PSHG, EDRY, and TOPS
Should you be buying BEST stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BEST include Shengfeng Development (SFWL), flyExclusive (FLYX), Globus Maritime (GLBS), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), Mesa Air Group (MESA), Pyxis Tankers (PXS), Castor Maritime (CTRM), Performance Shipping (PSHG), EuroDry (EDRY), and Top Ships (TOPS). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Shengfeng Development (NASDAQ:SFWL) and BEST (NYSE:BEST) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.
Shengfeng Development has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Shengfeng Development's net margin of -9.85%. BEST's return on equity of 0.00% beat Shengfeng Development's return on equity.
In the previous week, BEST had 123 more articles in the media than Shengfeng Development. MarketBeat recorded 123 mentions for BEST and 0 mentions for Shengfeng Development. Shengfeng Development's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat BEST's score of 0.00 indicating that BEST is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BEST received 51 more outperform votes than Shengfeng Development when rated by MarketBeat users.
1.1% of Shengfeng Development shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of BEST shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shengfeng Development has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BEST.
Shengfeng Development has a beta of -4.86, suggesting that its stock price is 586% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BEST has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BEST beats Shengfeng Development on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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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