Head to Head Contrast: Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) vs. Top Ships (NASDAQ:TOPS)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Top Ships shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Toro and Top Ships’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	176.49%	17.16%	10.30%
Top Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Toro and Top Ships”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toro	$78.47 million	0.60	$140.64 million	$1.06	2.33
Top Ships	$56.37 million	0.63	$6.07 million	N/A	N/A

Toro has higher revenue and earnings than Top Ships.

Risk & Volatility

Toro has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top Ships has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Toro beats Top Ships on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Toro

Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.

About Top Ships

Top Ships Inc. owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. The company’s tanker vessels transport crude oil, petroleum products, and bulk liquid chemicals. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet with a total capacity of 1,435,000 deadweight tonnes (dwt) consisting of one 50,000 dwt product/chemical tanker, five 157,000 dwt Suezmax tankers, two 300,000 dwt very large crude carriers, and two 50,000 dwt product tankers. The company was formerly known as Top Tankers Inc. and changed its name to Top Ships Inc. in December 2007. Top Ships Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Marousi, Greece.