Genco Shipping & Trading (OTCMKTS:GNKOQ – Get Free Report) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Genco Shipping & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 9.15% | 6.46% | 4.83% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.46%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Genco Shipping & Trading.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Genco Shipping & Trading”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | $342.05 million | 3.33 | -$4.37 million | $0.91 | 28.70 |
Genco Shipping & Trading has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genco Shipping & Trading.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Genco Shipping & Trading on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GS&T) transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. As of December 31, 2012, GS&T’s fleet consisted of 53 drybulk carriers, including nine capesize, eight panamax, 17 supramax, six handymax and 13 handysize drybulk carriers, with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 3,810,000 deadweight tonnages. The average age of the Company’s fleet was approximately 7.8 years as of December 31, 2012. Additionally, five of the Company’s vessels operate in the Lauritzen Pool. It has two segments: GS&T and Baltic Trading Limited (Baltic Trading). The Company provides technical services for drybulk vessels purchased by Maritime Equity Partners (MEP) under an agency agreement between the Company and MEP. These services include oversight of crew management, insurance, drydocking, ship operations and financial statement preparation.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is an international ship owning company, which engages in the transportation of iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. It operates through the Major Bulk and Minor Bulk segments. The Major Bulk segment focuses on Capesize vessels. The Minor Bulk segment consists of Ultramax and Supramax vessels. The company was founded on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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