Head-To-Head Review: C3is (CISS) & Its Peers

C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) is one of 52 public companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare C3is to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.5% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares C3is and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
C3is	$28.74 million	$9.29 million	0.05
C3is Competitors	$764.39 million	$106.07 million	14.36

C3is’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for C3is and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	0	0	0	0	N/A
C3is Competitors	223	1175	1651	50	2.49

As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 9.04%. Given C3is’ peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe C3is has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares C3is and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	32.12%	22.99%	14.33%
C3is Competitors	30.52%	16.42%	8.66%

Summary

C3is peers beat C3is on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

C3is Company Profile

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.