Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP – Get Free Report) and EuroDry (NASDAQ:EDRY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of EuroDry shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.4% of EuroDry shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Seanergy Maritime and EuroDry, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Seanergy Maritime | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| EuroDry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Seanergy Maritime and EuroDry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Seanergy Maritime | 13.08% | 8.35% | 3.71% |
| EuroDry | -8.16% | -6.83% | -3.31% |
Volatility and Risk
Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EuroDry has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Seanergy Maritime and EuroDry”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Seanergy Maritime | $158.10 million | 2.12 | $21.24 million | $1.00 | 16.03 |
| EuroDry | $52.26 million | 1.22 | -$4.26 million | ($1.57) | -14.03 |
Seanergy Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than EuroDry. EuroDry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seanergy Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Seanergy Maritime beats EuroDry on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Seanergy Maritime
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a shipping company, provides seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities worldwide. It operates a fleet of 16 Capesize dry bulk vessels and one Newcastlemax dry bulk vessel with a cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 3,054,820 dwt. The company was formerly known as Seanergy Merger Corp. and changed its name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. in July 2008. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Glyfada, Greece.
About EuroDry
EuroDry Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. It owns and operates a fleet of drybulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains; and minor bulks, including bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. The company fleet consisted of 13 drybulk carriers comprising five Panamax drybulk carriers, two Kamsarmax, five Ultramax drybulk carriers, and one Supramax drybulk carrier with a total cargo carrying capacity of 918,502 dwt. EuroDry Ltd. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
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