C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) and Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for C3is and Ardmore Shipping, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| C3is | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ardmore Shipping | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Ardmore Shipping has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 79.35%. Given Ardmore Shipping’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than C3is.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| C3is | 5.74% | 19.35% | 11.24% |
| Ardmore Shipping | 32.78% | 20.48% | 17.25% |
Risk and Volatility
C3is has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares C3is and Ardmore Shipping”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| C3is | $28.74 million | 0.01 | $9.29 million | $58.20 | 0.02 |
| Ardmore Shipping | $405.78 million | 1.03 | $133.01 million | $3.06 | 3.28 |
Ardmore Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ardmore Shipping beats C3is on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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 Ardmore Shipping
Ardmore Shipping Corporation engages in the seaborne transportation of petroleum products and chemicals worldwide. The company's fleet consists of 22 owned vessels including 21 Eco-design and 1 Eco-mod vessel, and four chartered-in vessels. It serves oil majors, oil companies, oil and chemical traders, chemical companies, and pooling service providers. Ardmore Shipping Corporation was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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