Euronav (NYSE:CMBT – Get Free Report) and Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:PSHG – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
19.9% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Euronav has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Shipping has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Euronav | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Performance Shipping | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Performance Shipping has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 269.32%. Given Performance Shipping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Performance Shipping is more favorable than Euronav.
Profitability
This table compares Euronav and Performance Shipping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Euronav | 117.02% | 22.29% | 10.17% |
| Performance Shipping | 65.32% | 23.47% | 19.02% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Euronav and Performance Shipping”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Euronav | $1.24 billion | 1.76 | $858.03 million | $5.93 | 1.88 |
| Performance Shipping | $108.94 million | 0.20 | $69.41 million | $1.50 | 1.17 |
Euronav has higher revenue and earnings than Performance Shipping. Performance Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Euronav, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
About Performance Shipping
Performance Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services through its tanker vessels worldwide. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of seven Aframax tanker vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 735,910 DWT. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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