NVGS vs SBLK vs TNK Stock Comparison

Navigator Holdings, Star Bulk Carriers and Teekay Tankers Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NVGS Navigator Holdings Ltd.
$20.35 -14.3% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.32B
P/E
7.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$580.98M
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
2 wins
TNK Teekay Tankers Ltd.
$88.84 -14.0% 1M +49.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.15B
Div. yield
–
Marine Shipping Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Teekay Tankers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Teekay Tankers 5, Star Bulk Carriers 3, Navigator Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVGSSBLKTNKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.32B $3.05B $2.88B SBLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.0x 11.0x 4.9x TNK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.8x 6.0x 4.8x TNK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +6.3% +15.6% TNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.4% 23.0% 51.3% TNK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.5% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.0x — NVGS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.2% +51.5% +49.2% SBLK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.3%/yr +7.1%/yr +44.7%/yr TNK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 32.7% 40.2% NVGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 72/100 71/100 SBLK

Percentile Scorecard

NVGSSBLKTNK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNVGSSBLKTNK
Valuation 74 #37 of 137 59 #57 of 137 81 #27 of 137
Growth 73 #35 of 127 71 #38 of 127 70 #39 of 127
Profitability 87 #17 of 125 76 #31 of 125 94 #8 of 125
Financial Health 58 #62 of 147 69 #46 of 147 98 #4 of 147
Shareholder Returns 52 #43 of 88 86 #13 of 88 12 #78 of 88
Overall 69 72 71
  • NVGS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SBLK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TNK ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNVGSSBLKTNKSPY
1 month -14.3%-11.8%-14.0% -1.0%
3 months -0.9%-2.7%+19.3% -0.4%
6 months -10.2%+1.1%+11.9% +4.5%
Year to date +17.5%+41.5%+66.3% +12.4%
1 year +24.2%+51.5%+49.2% +13.6%
3 years +42.0%+44.8%+67.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.4%+13.1%+18.8% +20.8%
5 years +141.4%+41.1%+533.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +19.3%+7.1%+44.7% +10.4%
10 years +194.9%+566.7%+416.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +11.4%+20.9%+17.8% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureNVGSSBLKTNKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%32.7%40.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.7%33.9%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.410.690.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.571.22 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-62.3%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.9%-16.3%-18.1% -1.6%
52-week high $25.09$32.48$108.49 $779.14
52-week low $16.38$17.95$51.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNVGSSBLKTNK
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 14.5x 11.3xmedian 14.5x 5.2xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.0x 2.6xmedian 1.0x 2.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 8.2x 6.7xmedian 8.2x 2.9xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.8xmedian 12.9x 10.7xmedian 12.9x 9.4xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.18median 0.64 27.27median 0.64 1.58median 0.64

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNVGSSBLKTNK
Revenue $580.98M $1.20B $1.15B
Gross profit $397.65M $989.78M $866.07M
Operating income $335.04M $373.54M $549.35M
Net income $192.15M $287.15M $592.00M
Free cash flow $26.16M $287.04M $326.32M
EPS (diluted) $2.77 $2.40 $17.02
Cash & equivalents $221.08M $498.17M $735.01M
Total debt $448.73M $1.03B –
Shares (diluted) 68.04M 115.42M 34.78M
Enterprise value $567.11M $1.23B -$951.72M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNVGSSBLKTNK
P/E 7.3x 11.3x 5.2x
P/FCF 50.8x 10.7x 9.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 6.8x 5.7x
P/S 2.3x 2.6x 2.7x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 3.4x 6.7x 2.9x
EV/EBIT 4.6x 9.7x 3.4x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 3.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 59.5x 12.6x 5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.0x 7.9x 3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.18 27.27 1.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVGSSBLKTNK
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 6.3% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 6.3% -6.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 12.2% 34.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 10.1% -1.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.3% 35.3% 112.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.3% -2.6% -1.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 75.3% 54.7% 109.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.1% 0.2% 3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.5% 113.2% 109.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 40.6% 0.4% 3.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.9% 55.1% 70.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% -1.8% -1.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -86.6% 3.1% 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -44.7% -14.5% -15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVGSSBLKTNK
Gross margin 68.4% 82.3% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 79.9% 44.7% 55.1%
Operating margin 57.7% 31.1% 47.6%
Pretax margin 56.3% 29.3% 51.9%
Net margin 32.4% 23.0% 51.3%
FCF margin 4.5% 23.9% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.6% 37.8% 46.9%
Return on equity 26.2% 14.3% 25.9%
Return on assets 15.0% 9.4% 23.8%
Return on invested capital 17.5% – –
Return on capital employed 16.7% 11.2% 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVGSSBLKTNK
Debt / assets 20.1% 26.6% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 17.2x 3.6x –
Liabilities / assets 40.4% 34.8% 8.3%
Equity / assets 59.6% 65.2% 91.7%
Interest coverage 13.5x 4.4x 208.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.9x 10.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 8.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.2x 8.2x
Altman Z-score 2.00 1.97 10.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVGSSBLKTNK
Dividend yield 1.4% 6.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 2.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 9.4% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNVGSSBLKTNK
Forward P/E 8.8xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 4.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.30FY2026 $4.56FY2026 $18.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +94.9%FY2026 +370.1%FY2026 +166.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -27.8% -2.4% -30.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $566.07MFY2026 $1.15BFY2026 $1.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +49.5%FY2026 +124.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -13.6% +6.9% -27.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVGSSBLKTNK
Held by institutions 37.4% 34.7% 57.2%
Institutions holding 174 203 241
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +4.9% -4.7%
Institutions buying 107 96 142
Institutions selling 41 67 70
Buyers to sellers 2.61 1.43 2.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NVGSSBLKTNK
NVGS 1.00 0.54 0.66
SBLK 0.54 1.00 0.51
TNK 0.66 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVGS, SBLK and TNK?

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) $1.32B, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) $3.05B, Teekay Tankers (TNK) $2.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, NVGS, SBLK and TNK?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 7.0x, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 11.0x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teekay Tankers (TNK) is cheapest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 8.8x, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 6.0x, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 4.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +7.3%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +6.3%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teekay Tankers (TNK) has the highest net margin (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.4%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 23.0%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 51.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) returned the most: Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +24.2%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +51.5%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +49.2%. Over five years, Teekay Tankers (TNK) compounded fastest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) +19.3%/yr, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) +7.1%/yr, Teekay Tankers (TNK) +44.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Navigator Holdings (NVGS) has been the steadiest (Navigator Holdings (NVGS) 32.1%, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) 32.7%, Teekay Tankers (TNK) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NVGS, SBLK and TNK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teekay Tankers (TNK) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.