Financial Review: Euronav (CMBT) versus The Competition

Euronav (NYSE:CMBT) is one of 55 public companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Euronav to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euronav	$1.04 billion	$858.03 million	2.34
Euronav Competitors	$708.02 million	$121.02 million	11.09

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 $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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 5.7% and pay out 33.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Euronav and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euronav	0	0	0	0	N/A
Euronav Competitors	262	1549	1753	84	2.45

As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 36.90%. Given Euronav’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Euronav has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Volatility & Risk

Euronav has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronav’s peers have a beta of 1.23, indicating that their average share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

47.1% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company 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%

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.