Contrasting United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) and Caspian Services (OTCMKTS:CSSV)

Caspian Services (OTCMKTS:CSSV) and United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.6% of United Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Caspian Services and United Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caspian Services	0	0	0	0	0.00
United Maritime	0	0	0	1	4.00

United Maritime has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 192.68%. Given United Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Maritime is more favorable than Caspian Services.

Volatility and Risk

Caspian Services has a beta of 10.48, meaning that its stock price is 948% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Maritime has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Caspian Services and United Maritime”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caspian Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Maritime	$36.07 million	0.50	$220,000.00	$0.75	2.73

United Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Caspian Services.

Profitability

This table compares Caspian Services and United Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caspian Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
United Maritime	15.63%	11.26%	4.21%

Summary

United Maritime beats Caspian Services on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caspian Services

Caspian Services, Inc. provides various oilfield services for the oil and gas industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea region. The company operates in three segments: Vessel Operations, Geophysical Services, and Marine Base Services. The Vessel Operations segment charters a fleet of shallow draft offshore support vessels to oil and natural gas exploration companies. This segment's vessel fleet includes supply vessels, survey/utility vessels, anchor handling multicats and support vessel tugs, cable laying barges, accommodation vessels, and crewboats. The Geophysical Services segment offers onshore geophysical services to independent oil and gas exploration and development companies operating in Kazakhstan. This segment provides geophysical seismic surveys, such as 2D and 3D seismic surveys. The Marine Base Services segment operates a marine base located at the Port of Bautino on the North Caspian Sea. This segment offers various facilities and services comprising long and short terms vessel moorings, wharf front crane pad for vessel loading/offloading, boat yard with vessel lifting facilities, long-term berths, water storage facilities and vessel bunkering, oily and waste water collection and removing facilities, weighbridge facilities, electrical power supply and distribution systems, and open lay-down storage area. The company was formerly known as EMPS Corporation and changed its name to Caspian Services, Inc. in July 2005. Caspian Services, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

About United Maritime

United Maritime Corporation, a shipping company, offers seaborne transportation services worldwide. It operates a fleet of eight dry bulk vessels comprising three Panamax, three Capesize, and two Kamsarmax vessels with an aggregate cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 922,054 dwt. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Glyfada, Greece.