Financial Contrast: CMB.TECH (CMBT) versus Its Rivals

CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) is one of 80 publicly-traded companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare CMB.TECH to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH’s rivals have a beta of 1.11, meaning that their average share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for CMB.TECH and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMB.TECH	0	0	1	2	3.67
CMB.TECH Competitors	447	1656	1701	93	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 11.23%. Given CMB.TECH’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CMB.TECH has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CMB.TECH and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMB.TECH	$1.67 billion	$160.70 million	5.98
CMB.TECH Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.61 million	13.30

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

Dividends

CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. CMB.TECH pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.5% and pay out 26.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CMB.TECH and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMB.TECH	37.19%	30.02%	9.90%
CMB.TECH Competitors	30.74%	13.51%	6.67%

Summary

CMB.TECH rivals beat CMB.TECH on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About CMB.TECH

Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.