C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) and NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares C3is and NACCO Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| C3is | $34.76 million | 0.03 | $10.47 million | $4,138.37 | 0.00 |
| NACCO Industries | $277.20 million | 0.96 | $17.57 million | $2.30 | 15.36 |
Risk and Volatility
C3is has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NACCO Industries has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for C3is and NACCO Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| C3is | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| NACCO Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.8% of NACCO Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares C3is and NACCO Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| C3is | 41.33% | 14.94% | 13.24% |
| NACCO Industries | 6.21% | 4.00% | 2.60% |
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.
About NACCO Industries
NACCO Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the natural resources business. The company operates through three segments: Coal Mining, North American Mining, and Minerals Management. The Coal Mining segment operates surface coal mines under long-term contracts with power generation companies. Coal is surface mined in North Dakota and Mississippi. The North American Mining segment provides value-added contract mining and other services for producers of aggregates, activated carbon, lithium, and other industrial minerals; and contract mining services for independently owned mines and quarries in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Virginia, and Nebraska. This segment also offers mining design and consulting services. The Minerals Management segment is involved in the leasing of its royalty and mineral interests to third-party exploration and production companies, and other mining companies, which grants them the rights to explore, develop, mine, produce, market, and sell gas, oil, and coal. NACCO Industries, Inc. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
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