Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) Head-To-Head Review

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Icon Energy and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icon Energy	$11.26 million	0.08	-$4.20 million	($23.65)	-0.06
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$6.90 billion	0.42	$479.20 million	$0.81	29.92

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

Profitability

This table compares Icon Energy and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ 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
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	1.56%	-0.26%	-0.09%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Icon Energy and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	2	4	0	1	2.00

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has a consensus target price of $17.83, suggesting a potential downside of 26.41%. Given ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is more favorable than Icon Energy.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.4% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Icon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Icon Energy has a beta of 5.39, indicating that its share price is 439% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services beats Icon Energy on 10 of the 14 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 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders. The company also offers ZIMonitor, a premium reefer cargo tracking service. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 150 vessels, which included 134 container vessels and 16 vehicle transport vessels; and as of December 31, 2023, it operated a network of 67 weekly lines. The company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.