ASC vs. TRMD, DHT, FRO, INSW, STNG, TK, TNK, CMBT, BWLP, and DAC
Should you be buying Ardmore Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ardmore Shipping include Torm (TRMD), DHT (DHT), Frontline (FRO), International Seaways (INSW), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Teekay (TK), Teekay Tankers (TNK), CMB.TECH (CMBT), BW LPG (BWLP), and Danaos (DAC).
Ardmore Shipping vs. Its Competitors
Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) and Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.
Torm has a net margin of 24.90% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 14.48%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.
In the previous week, Ardmore Shipping and Ardmore Shipping both had 3 articles in the media. Torm's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.64 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Torm has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ardmore Shipping presently has a consensus target price of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.84%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.24%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torm is more favorable than Ardmore Shipping.
62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
Torm beats Ardmore Shipping on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:ASC) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
