Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK) Competitors

Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) and Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GNK or GOGL?

58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held 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.

Is GNK or GOGL more profitable?

Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 4.40%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 5.56% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genco Shipping & Trading	4.40%	1.39%	1.23%
Golden Ocean Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GNK or GOGL?

Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Golden Ocean Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, 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
Genco Shipping & Trading	$423.02M	1.64	$76.40M	$1.04	15.51
Golden Ocean Group	$863.61M	2.04	$223.21M	$0.57	15.47

Which has more volatility and risk, GNK or GOGL?

Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GNK or GOGL?

In the previous week, Genco Shipping & Trading had 6 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading and 3 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Golden Ocean Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 0.53 indicating that Golden Ocean Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genco Shipping & Trading	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golden Ocean Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GNK or GOGL a better dividend stock?

Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% 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.

Do analysts rate GNK or GOGL?

Genco Shipping & Trading presently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.82%. Golden Ocean Group has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Golden Ocean Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genco Shipping & Trading	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Genco Shipping & Trading beats Golden Ocean Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.