Navigator (NVGS) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Review

Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Navigator to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Navigator and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navigator	0	0	3	1	3.25
Navigator Competitors	5984	27006	40876	2428	2.52

Navigator presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.29%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.81%. Given Navigator’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Navigator has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navigator’s rivals have a beta of -3.76, meaning that their average share price is 476% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.0% of Navigator shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Navigator pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.2% and pay out -133.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Navigator lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navigator	$586.96 million	$100.12 million	6.99
Navigator Competitors	$10.89 billion	$5.51 billion	-1.04

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navigator	30.06%	10.43%	5.83%
Navigator Competitors	-456.99%	19.35%	6.42%

Summary

Navigator rivals beat Navigator on 8 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.