Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO – Get Free Report) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Caravelle International Group and Genco Shipping & Trading, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Caravelle International Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $24.20, suggesting a potential upside of 65.87%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Caravelle International Group | $95.26 million | 1.68 | -$9.33 million | N/A | N/A |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | $439.33 million | 1.42 | -$12.87 million | $1.57 | 9.29 |
Caravelle International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genco Shipping & Trading.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Caravelle International Group has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Caravelle International Group and Genco Shipping & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Caravelle International Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 15.63% | 8.46% | 7.15% |
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Caravelle International Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Caravelle International Group
Caravelle International Group, through its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation services in Singapore and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Heating Business. It provides international shipping services and carbon-neutral solutions for wood desiccation. The company also provides seaborne transportation services under the voyage contracts. In addition, it provides vessel services on behalf of ship owners. The company is headquartered in Singapore.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is an international ship owning company, which engages in the transportation of iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. The company was founded on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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