IMPP vs. HSHP, PANL, DSX, SMHI, GASS, ESEA, SHIP, TORO, TOPS, and CACO
Should you be buying Imperial Petroleum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Imperial Petroleum include Himalaya Shipping (HSHP), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), Diana Shipping (DSX), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), StealthGas (GASS), Euroseas (ESEA), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), Toro (TORO), Top Ships (TOPS), and Caravelle International Group (CACO). These companies are all part of the "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" industry.
Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Imperial Petroleum and Imperial Petroleum both had 1 articles in the media. Himalaya Shipping's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Imperial Petroleum's score of 1.90 indicating that Himalaya Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Imperial Petroleum has a net margin of 32.64% compared to Himalaya Shipping's net margin of 0.00%. Imperial Petroleum's return on equity of 24.08% beat Himalaya Shipping's return on equity.
Imperial Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping.
Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Imperial Petroleum received 1 more outperform votes than Himalaya Shipping when rated by MarketBeat users.
94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Imperial Petroleum beats Himalaya Shipping on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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