Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Competitors

Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) and Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASC or TRMD?

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 company 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.

Is ASC or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ASC or TRMD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ardmore Shipping	$405.78M	1.17	$133.01M	$1.03	11.33
Torm	$1.56B	1.32	$612.50M	$3.30	6.63

Do analysts rate ASC or TRMD?

Ardmore Shipping currently has a consensus target price of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.49%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.63%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torm is more favorable than Ardmore Shipping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer ASC or TRMD?

In the previous week, Ardmore Shipping had 3 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ardmore Shipping and 1 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 1.10 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Torm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ASC or TRMD more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping	14.48%	8.46%	7.38%
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%

Which has more risk and volatility, ASC or TRMD?

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Torm beats Ardmore Shipping on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.