ESEA
Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralEuroseas Ltd. · Industrials · Greece · $505M cap · $2.8M/day traded
$71.21 -0.0% · close 12 Oct · scored 14 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
Read our full research report on ESEA (Jul 2026), freeAs of 14 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA) is 99/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 80, Value 85, Momentum 58, each scored against its sector).
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Euroseas operates feeder containerships and has successfully secured multi-year charter extensions at highly profitable daily rates, benefiting from broad maritime logistics rerouting. However, containership chartering remains an asset-heavy, cyclical sector vulnerable to sharp rate declines once global routing bottlenecks ease and new containership vessel deliveries enter service. While current cash flows and dividend yields are robust, the cyclical nature of chartering does not provide the durable, un-copyable economic moat required for top-tier conviction.
ABOUT EUROSEAS LTD.
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Euroseas Ltd. is an international shipping company that owns and operates a diverse fleet of drybulk and containership vessels. The company charters its vessels out to major shipping companies under time charters, generating revenue from global seaborne trade. It positions itself as an asset-based player in marine transportation, capitalizing on supply and demand dynamics in the global dry bulk and container shipping markets.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 182.7M | 189.4M | 212.9M | 227.9M | 7.6% | 226.6M | 224.9M | 231.9M | 0.9% |
| EPS | 14.79 | 16.53 | 16.25 | 19.73 | 10.1% | 19.52 | 21.38 | 18.13 | -4.1% |
| Shares | 7.1M | 7.0M | 7.0M | 7.1M | -0.8% | 7.1M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 107.2M | 130.0M | 205.4M | 216.8M | 26.5% | 206.5M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 168.2M | 266.6M | 362.9M | 463.4M | 40.2% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 114.1M | 130.0M | 128.2M | 141.1M | 7.4% | 147.9M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -87.1M | -102.2M | -168.8M | -15.2M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | -27.0M | 5.1M | 57.0M | -23.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 10% below its 52-week high.
Swung more than 52% of stocks we rank over the past year (43% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of ESEA are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESEA | Euroseas Ltd.(you) | $505M | 99 | Strong Buy |
| OLTH.AT | Thessaloniki Port Authority Societe Anonyme | $459M | 98 | Strong Buy |
| SHIP | Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp | $380M | 95 | Strong Buy |
| GASS | StealthGas Inc. | $339M | 92 | Strong Buy |
| DSX | Diana Shipping Inc. | $358M | 88 | Strong Buy |
| GSL | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | $1.6B | 99 | Strong Buy |
| ECO | Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. | $3.0B | 97 | Strong Buy |
| NMM | Navios Maritime Partners L.P. | $2.5B | 93 | Strong Buy |
| EDRY | EuroDry Ltd. | $163M | 81 | Strong Buy |
| PPA.AT | Piraeus Port Authority S.A. | $1.4B | 75 | Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 11.6% · P/E 12.3x · Gross margin 47.3%
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