Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR – Get Free Report) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -0.51, indicating that its stock price is 151% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Heidmar Maritime and Himalaya Shipping”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Heidmar Maritime | $55.85 million | 1.25 | -$22.56 million | ($0.25) | -4.74 |
| Himalaya Shipping | $131.90 million | 5.16 | $17.70 million | $0.63 | 23.14 |
Himalaya Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Heidmar Maritime. Heidmar Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Heidmar Maritime and Himalaya Shipping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Heidmar Maritime | -20.02% | 9.14% | 1.65% |
| Himalaya Shipping | 20.28% | 18.28% | 3.37% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Heidmar Maritime and Himalaya Shipping, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Heidmar Maritime | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Himalaya Shipping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Heidmar Maritime presently has a consensus target price of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 121.52%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than Himalaya Shipping.
Summary
Himalaya Shipping beats Heidmar Maritime on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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