Contrasting Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) & C3is (NASDAQ:CISS)

C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for C3is and Genco Shipping & Trading, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	0	0	0	0	N/A
Genco Shipping & Trading	0	1	2	0	2.67

Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.49%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than C3is.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares C3is and Genco Shipping & Trading’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C3is	$28.74 million	0.02	$9.29 million	N/A	N/A
Genco Shipping & Trading	$383.83 million	2.42	-$12.87 million	($0.31)	-70.19

C3is has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genco Shipping & Trading.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares C3is and Genco Shipping & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	32.33%	19.85%	13.77%
Genco Shipping & Trading	-3.35%	3.10%	2.56%

Summary

Genco Shipping & Trading beats C3is on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About C3is

C3is Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About Genco Shipping & Trading

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide. The company owns and operates dry bulk vessels to transports iron ore, grains, coal, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. It charters its vessels primarily to trading houses, including commodities traders; producers; and government-owned entities. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.