Head to Head Contrast: Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) & C3is (NASDAQ:CISS)

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Icon Energy and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icon Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
C3is	30.13%	2.38%	2.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Icon Energy and C3is, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
C3is	1	0	0	0	1.00

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Icon Energy and C3is”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icon Energy	$11.26 million	0.07	-$4.20 million	($23.65)	-0.05
C3is	$34.76 million	0.01	$10.47 million	($1,125.49)	0.00

C3is has higher revenue and earnings than Icon Energy. Icon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than C3is, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Icon Energy has a beta of 5.39, suggesting that its stock price is 439% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

C3is beats Icon Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Icon Energy

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is a brand management company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned a portfolio of over 30 global consumer brands across women’s, men’s, and home categories. The Company operates through segments: men’s, women’s, home and international. The Company’s brand portfolio includes brands, such as Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin/Danskin Now, Rocawear/Roc Nation, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko Unltd/Mark Ecko Cut & Sew, Zoo York, Umbro, Lee Cooper and Artful Dodger, and interests in Material Girl, Ed Hardy, Truth or Dare, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Nick Graham Hydraulic and PONY brands. It operates in various geographic regions, including the United States, Japan and Other (which principally represent Latin America and Europe).

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.