Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) & Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) Head to Head Contrast

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Dividends

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Intercont (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 208.7%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 84.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Star Bulk Carriers and Intercont (Cayman)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers	5.85%	2.66%	1.64%
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Intercont (Cayman) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Star Bulk Carriers and Intercont (Cayman), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Star Bulk Carriers	0	1	1	1	3.00
Intercont (Cayman)	1	0	0	0	1.00

Star Bulk Carriers currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.80%. Given Star Bulk Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Intercont (Cayman).

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Star Bulk Carriers and Intercont (Cayman)”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.05 billion	2.40	$304.65 million	$0.52	41.15
Intercont (Cayman)	$25.14 million	0.28	N/A	N/A	N/A

Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman).

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Intercont (Cayman) on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Star Bulk Carriers

Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including iron ores, minerals and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 116 dry bulk vessels with combined carrying capacity of 13.1 million deadweight tonnage (dwt) consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 53,489 dwt and 209,537 dwt. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.

About Intercont (Cayman)

Intercont (Cayman) Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of global maritime shipping services through its subsidiaries. Its services include time chartering and vessel management. The company was founded on July 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.