Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF – Get Free Report) and Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Britannia Bulk and Pangaea Logistics Solutions, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Britannia Bulk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.24%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Britannia Bulk.
Volatility and Risk
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Britannia Bulk and Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Britannia Bulk | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions | $499.27 million | 0.69 | $26.32 million | $0.59 | 12.54 |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Britannia Bulk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Britannia Bulk and Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Britannia Bulk | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 5.27% | 8.54% | 4.35% |
Summary
Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Britannia Bulk on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Britannia Bulk
Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drybulk shipping and maritime logistics services. It primarily transports coal, fertilizers, scrap metals, iron-ore, grain, and other bulk cargoes from the Baltic region to Northern and Western Europe. The company's logistics services include port modification, fendering, lightening, dredging of berths, maximizing vessel throughput in ports, provision of floating cranes, and self-discharging equipment. The company serves power companies, coal producers, and commodity trading houses. Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Britannia Bulk PLC and changed its name to Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. in June 2008. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. As of 2010, Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. is in liquidation.
About Pangaea Logistics Solutions
Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne dry bulk logistics and transportation services to industrial customers worldwide. It offers various dry bulk cargoes, such as grains, coal, iron ore, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone. The company's ocean logistics services comprise cargo loading, cargo discharge, vessel chartering, voyage planning, and technical vessel management. It owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.
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