Navigator (NVGS) & Its Peers Financial Review

Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) is one of 1,050 public companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Navigator to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Navigator has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator’s peers have a beta of -4.04, meaning that their average share price is 504% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Navigator and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navigator	0	1	4	0	2.80
Navigator Competitors	5964	26943	40767	2408	2.52

Navigator presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.31%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 22.15%. Given Navigator’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Navigator has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Navigator pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.6% and pay out -122.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Navigator lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Navigator and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navigator	22.80%	10.45%	5.73%
Navigator Competitors	-471.71%	20.53%	6.26%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Navigator and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navigator	$586.96 million	$100.12 million	9.19
Navigator Competitors	$272.89 billion	$5.52 billion	0.21

Navigator’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Navigator. Navigator is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Navigator peers beat Navigator on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

About Navigator

Navigator Holdings Ltd. engages in owning and operating a fleet of liquefied gas carriers worldwide. It provides international and regional seaborne transportation services of petrochemical gases, liquefied petroleum gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company also offers ship shore infrastructure and consultancy services. It operates a fleet of 56 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers. The company was formerly known as Isle of Man public limited company and changed its name to Navigator Holdings Ltd. in 2006. Navigator Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.