Comparing Euronav (CMBT) & The Competition

Euronav (NYSE:CMBT) is one of 54 publicly-traded companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Euronav to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Euronav and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euronav	0	0	0	0	N/A
Euronav Competitors	262	1545	1750	82	2.45

As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 31.87%. Given Euronav’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Euronav has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

44.9% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares Euronav and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euronav	112.38%	22.35%	11.43%
Euronav Competitors	31.30%	15.84%	8.13%

Risk and Volatility

Euronav has a beta of -0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronav’s peers have a beta of 0.86, suggesting that their average stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Euronav and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euronav	$1.24 billion	$858.03 million	2.53
Euronav Competitors	$708.82 million	$121.02 million	6.08

Euronav has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Euronav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Euronav pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Euronav pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.7% and pay out 35.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

About Euronav

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.