Head to Head Review: Globus Maritime (GLBS) versus Its Peers

Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) is one of 80 public companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Globus Maritime to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Globus Maritime and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globus Maritime	12.72%	3.80%	2.31%
Globus Maritime Competitors	31.18%	13.87%	6.83%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Globus Maritime and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globus Maritime	0	1	1	0	2.50
Globus Maritime Competitors	448	1661	1707	94	2.37

Globus Maritime presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 29.67%. Given Globus Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Globus Maritime is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Globus Maritime and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Globus Maritime	$44.21 million	-$1.75 million	8.33
Globus Maritime Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.61 million	12.28

Globus Maritime’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime. Globus Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Maritime’s competitors have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Globus Maritime competitors beat Globus Maritime on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Globus Maritime Company Profile

Globus Maritime Ltd. is a dry bulk shipping company that owns, operates and manages ocean-going vessels used to transport commodities in international trade. Its vessels carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and other agricultural or industrial materials. The company’s services are provided primarily through the chartering of its vessels to customers, including commodity producers, traders and other participants in the global supply chain. Dry bulk shipping routes can connect major exporting and importing regions across the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania, depending on customer demand and vessel deployment.