Globus Maritime (GLBS) & Its Peers Head to Head Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Globus Maritime and its rivals, as provided 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, indicating 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 analysts clearly believe Globus Maritime is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

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

Profitability

This table compares Globus Maritime and its rivals’ 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%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are held by institutional investors. 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Globus Maritime and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime. Globus Maritime 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.

Summary

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

About Globus Maritime

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.