Contrasting Imperial Petroleum (IMPP) and Its Peers

Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Imperial Petroleum to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Imperial Petroleum and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Petroleum	36.76%	16.92%	15.92%
Imperial Petroleum Competitors	-455.75%	19.43%	6.71%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Imperial Petroleum and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Petroleum	0	1	1	0	2.50
Imperial Petroleum Competitors	5999	27057	40958	2431	2.52

Imperial Petroleum currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 103.16%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 26.83%. Given Imperial Petroleum’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Imperial Petroleum is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are owned by insiders. 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Imperial Petroleum and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Imperial Petroleum	$161.00 million	$49.98 million	2.32
Imperial Petroleum Competitors	$10.92 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.82

Imperial Petroleum’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum. Imperial Petroleum is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Imperial Petroleum’s peers have a beta of -3.75, meaning that their average stock price is 475% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Imperial Petroleum peers beat Imperial Petroleum on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Imperial Petroleum

Imperial Petroleum Inc. is an international shipping company that transports petroleum products, crude oil and dry bulk commodities by sea. Its fleet includes oil tankers and dry bulk carriers. The company serves customers in global shipping markets, moving energy products and other bulk cargoes between ports. Its vessels are employed through commercial charter arrangements. Imperial Petroleum is based in Athens, Greece, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Harry Vafias.