C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) and Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Volatility and Risk
C3is has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares C3is and Okeanis Eco Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| C3is | 5.74% | 19.35% | 11.24% |
| Okeanis Eco Tankers | 27.68% | 25.40% | 9.58% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| C3is | $45.18 million | 0.00 | $9.29 million | ($5.87) | -0.12 |
| Okeanis Eco Tankers | $393.23 million | 1.78 | $145.25 million | $3.38 | 6.42 |
Okeanis Eco Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okeanis Eco Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for C3is and Okeanis Eco Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| C3is | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Okeanis Eco Tankers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Okeanis Eco Tankers has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.46%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than C3is.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Okeanis Eco Tankers beats C3is on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About C3is
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.
About Okeanis Eco Tankers
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.
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