Euronav (NYSE:CMBT) & Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) Head-To-Head Analysis

Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) and Euronav (NYSE:CMBT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pyxis Tankers and Euronav, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pyxis Tankers	0	0	1	0	3.00
Euronav	0	0	0	0	0.00

Pyxis Tankers presently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 194.99%. Given Pyxis Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pyxis Tankers is more favorable than Euronav.

Volatility and Risk

Pyxis Tankers has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Euronav has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Pyxis Tankers and Euronav’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pyxis Tankers	65.17%	32.93%	18.44%
Euronav	117.02%	22.29%	10.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pyxis Tankers and Euronav”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pyxis Tankers	$52.76 million	0.67	$37.04 million	$0.81	4.19
Euronav	$940.25 million	1.90	$858.03 million	$4.38	2.09

Euronav has higher revenue and earnings than Pyxis Tankers. Euronav is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pyxis Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Pyxis Tankers beats Euronav on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pyxis Tankers

Pyxis Tankers, Inc. is an international maritime transportation holding company, which engages in the ownership and operation of a fleet of product tankers. It also deals with the seaborne transportation and shipping of refined petroleum products and other bulk liquids. It operates through the Tanker Vessels and Dry-bulk Vessels segments. The company was founded by Valentios Valentis on March 23, 2015 and is headquartered in Maroussi, Greece.

About Euronav

Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.