Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP – Get Free Report) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Himalaya Shipping and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Himalaya Shipping | 13.44% | 11.02% | 2.04% |
| C3is | 30.13% | 2.38% | 2.04% |
Volatility and Risk
Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 1.91, meaning that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Himalaya Shipping | $131.90 million | 3.99 | $17.70 million | $0.38 | 34.75 |
| C3is | $34.76 million | 0.04 | $10.47 million | ($160.72) | -0.01 |
Himalaya Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Himalaya Shipping and C3is, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Himalaya Shipping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| C3is | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Himalaya Shipping beats C3is on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Himalaya Shipping
Himalaya Shipping Ltd. provides dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company operates a fleet of vessels. It serves major commodity trading, commodity and energy transition, and multi-modal transport companies. Himalaya Shipping Ltd. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About C3is
C3is Inc. offers 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.
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