Euronav (CMBT) and Its Rivals Head to Head Survey

Euronav (NYSE:CMBT) is one of 57 public companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Euronav to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

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	31.77%	15.77%	8.32%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations 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	268	1608	1852	85	2.46

As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 35.73%. Given Euronav’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Euronav has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Dividends

Euronav pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Euronav pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.8% and pay out 32.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk & Volatility

Euronav has a beta of -0.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronav’s peers have a beta of 0.81, suggesting that their average share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.5% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euronav	$1.04 billion	$858.03 million	2.21
Euronav Competitors	$676.80 million	$120.80 million	5.86

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.

Euronav Company Profile

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.