Critical Survey: Heidmar Maritime (HMR) versus Its Competitors

Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) is one of 66 public companies in the “TRANS – SHIP” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Heidmar Maritime to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidmar Maritime	$28.95 million	$1.91 million	-65.00
Heidmar Maritime Competitors	$2.85 billion	$482.35 million	9.06

Heidmar Maritime’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Heidmar Maritime. Heidmar Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidmar Maritime	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heidmar Maritime Competitors	20.89%	8.79%	5.09%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.8% of shares of all “TRANS – SHIP” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of shares of all “TRANS – SHIP” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Heidmar Maritime and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidmar Maritime	1	0	1	0	2.00
Heidmar Maritime Competitors	629	1875	2104	98	2.36

Heidmar Maritime currently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 284.62%. As a group, “TRANS – SHIP” companies have a potential upside of 9.94%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

Heidmar Maritime competitors beat Heidmar Maritime on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

About Heidmar Maritime

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.