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ASC vs. TRMD, DHT, ECO, FRO, and HAFN

Should you buy Ardmore Shipping stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ardmore Shipping with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ardmore Shipping include Torm (TRMD), DHT (DHT), Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO), Frontline (FRO), and Hafnia (HAFN). These companies are all part of the "trans - ship" industry.

How does Ardmore Shipping compare to Torm?

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

Torm pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Torm pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ardmore Shipping pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Torm had 1 more articles in the media than Ardmore Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Torm and 0 mentions for Ardmore Shipping. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Torm Very Positive
Ardmore Shipping Neutral

Torm has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Ardmore Shipping 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.

Torm currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.35%. Ardmore Shipping has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Torm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Ardmore Shipping.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Torm
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Ardmore Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Torm has a net margin of 24.45% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 18.00%. Torm's return on equity of 15.81% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Torm24.45% 15.81% 10.24%
Ardmore Shipping 18.00%9.63%7.92%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Torm$1.34B2.11$285.30M$3.408.15
Ardmore Shipping$310.20M1.96$41.01M$1.3311.22

Summary

Torm beats Ardmore Shipping on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardmore Shipping compare to DHT?

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

In the previous week, DHT had 3 more articles in the media than Ardmore Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DHT and 0 mentions for Ardmore Shipping. DHT's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that DHT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping Neutral
DHT Neutral

Ardmore Shipping presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. DHT has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.70%. Given Ardmore Shipping's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than DHT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
DHT
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

DHT has a net margin of 58.54% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 18.00%. DHT's return on equity of 27.54% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping18.00% 9.63% 7.92%
DHT 58.54%27.54%20.16%

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. DHT pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DHT pays out 124.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DHT has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the broader market.

DHT has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. DHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardmore Shipping$310.20M1.96$41.01M$1.3311.22
DHT$498.40M5.54$211.09M$2.068.33

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.5% of DHT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of DHT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

How does Ardmore Shipping compare to Okeanis Eco Tankers?

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

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a net margin of 41.26% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 18.00%. Okeanis Eco Tankers' return on equity of 37.13% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping18.00% 9.63% 7.92%
Okeanis Eco Tankers 41.26%37.13%16.69%

Ardmore Shipping presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Okeanis Eco Tankers has a consensus price target of $51.89, suggesting a potential downside of 2.56%. Given Ardmore Shipping's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than Okeanis Eco Tankers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Okeanis Eco Tankers
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the broader market.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. Okeanis Eco Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardmore Shipping$310.20M1.96$41.01M$1.3311.22
Okeanis Eco Tankers$391.55M5.31$122.95M$5.669.41

In the previous week, Okeanis Eco Tankers had 1 more articles in the media than Ardmore Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Okeanis Eco Tankers and 0 mentions for Ardmore Shipping. Ardmore Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Okeanis Eco Tankers'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping Neutral
Okeanis Eco Tankers Neutral

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $8.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays out 141.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Okeanis Eco Tankers beats Ardmore Shipping on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardmore Shipping compare to Frontline?

Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Frontline has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. Frontline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardmore Shipping$310.20M1.96$41.01M$1.3311.22
Frontline$1.97B4.15$379.08M$4.069.05

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.9%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Frontline pays out 152.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Ardmore Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Frontline'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping Neutral
Frontline Neutral

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ardmore Shipping currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Frontline has a consensus target price of $41.62, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Ardmore Shipping's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than Frontline.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Frontline
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

Frontline has a net margin of 36.70% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 18.00%. Frontline's return on equity of 27.80% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping18.00% 9.63% 7.92%
Frontline 36.70%27.80%12.01%

Summary

Frontline beats Ardmore Shipping on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ardmore Shipping compare to Hafnia?

Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Hafnia's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that Hafnia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ardmore Shipping Neutral
Hafnia Neutral

Hafnia has higher revenue and earnings than Ardmore Shipping. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ardmore Shipping$310.20M1.96$41.01M$1.3311.22
Hafnia$955.87M3.77$339.68M$0.917.73

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ardmore Shipping presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.92%. Given Ardmore Shipping's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than Hafnia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ardmore Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Hafnia
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Ardmore Shipping pays out 117.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hafnia pays out 126.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Hafnia has a net margin of 44.74% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 18.00%. Hafnia's return on equity of 19.20% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ardmore Shipping18.00% 9.63% 7.92%
Hafnia 44.74%19.20%12.10%

Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hafnia has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hafnia beats Ardmore Shipping on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASC vs. The Competition

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MetricArdmore ShippingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$605.26M$3.04B$8.72B$23.53B
Dividend Yield10.50%6.17%974.13%3.98%
P/E Ratio10.6914.2424.8831.55
Price / Sales1.964.145.9922.13
Price / Cash7.206.128.3225.36
Price / Book0.961.152.264.81
Net Income$41.01M$291.36M$531.96M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.66%0.17%0.02%0.56%
1 Month Performance-6.52%-6.24%-2.06%3.19%
1 Year Performance45.59%33.68%24.71%18.29%

Ardmore Shipping Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
2.6498 of 5 stars		$14.92
+0.4%		$17.00
+13.9%		+45.6%$605.26M$310.20M11.22990
TRMD
Torm
4.7163 of 5 stars		$25.72
-2.2%		$35.00
+36.1%		+60.5%$2.63B$1.34B7.57440
DHT
DHT
3.3217 of 5 stars		$16.87
-1.2%		$19.33
+14.6%		+53.5%$2.70B$498.40M8.1520
ECO
Okeanis Eco Tankers
2.2445 of 5 stars		$49.26
-0.7%		$51.89
+5.3%		+129.6%$1.93B$391.55M8.7214
FRO
Frontline
2.8824 of 5 stars		$34.65
-2.2%		$41.62
+20.1%		+110.8%$7.70B$1.97B8.5280

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