Navigator (NVGS) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

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

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 competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional and 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navigator and its competitors gross 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 competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Navigator. Navigator is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Navigator and its competitors, 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 target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 22.15%. Given Navigator’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Navigator has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk & Volatility

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

Profitability

This table compares Navigator and its competitors’ 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%

Summary

Navigator competitors 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.