Financial Analysis: CMB.TECH (CMBT) versus Its Peers

CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) is one of 80 public companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare CMB.TECH to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dividends

CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. CMB.TECH pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.4% and pay out 26.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.4% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.2% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMB.TECH	37.19%	30.02%	9.90%
CMB.TECH Competitors	30.74%	13.52%	6.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for CMB.TECH and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMB.TECH	0	0	1	2	3.67
CMB.TECH Competitors	447	1654	1700	93	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 9.27%. Given CMB.TECH’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CMB.TECH has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH’s rivals have a beta of 1.05, indicating that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares CMB.TECH and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CMB.TECH	$1.67 billion	$160.70 million	6.29
CMB.TECH Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.91 million	13.59

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

Summary

CMB.TECH rivals beat CMB.TECH on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

CMB.TECH 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.