OceanPal (OP) Competitors

OceanPal (NASDAQ:OP) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OP or CTRM?

Castor Maritime received 14 more outperform votes than OceanPal when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OceanPal	N/A	N/A
Castor Maritime	Outperform Votes 14 87.50%	Underperform Votes 2 12.50%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OP or CTRM?

Castor Maritime has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OceanPal. OceanPal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castor Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OceanPal	$5.27B	0.00	-$1.98M	-$2.64	-0.27
Castor Maritime	$76.44M	0.27	$38.64M	$3.35	0.64

Which has more volatility & risk, OP or CTRM?

OceanPal has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OP or CTRM more profitable?

Castor Maritime has a net margin of 95.54% compared to OceanPal's net margin of -37.37%. Castor Maritime's return on equity of 13.09% beat OceanPal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OceanPal	-37.37%	-10.69%	-10.06%
Castor Maritime	95.54%	13.09%	10.70%

Does the media prefer OP or CTRM?

In the previous week, Castor Maritime had 1 more articles in the media than OceanPal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Castor Maritime and 2 mentions for OceanPal. OceanPal's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Castor Maritime's score of 0.06 indicating that OceanPal is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OceanPal	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Castor Maritime	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OP or CTRM?

1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Castor Maritime beats OceanPal on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.