Contrasting International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) and Robin Energy (NASDAQ:RBNE)

Robin Energy (NASDAQ:RBNE) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Robin Energy and International Seaways, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robin Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
International Seaways	0	2	2	0	2.50

International Seaways has a consensus target price of $52.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.99%. Given International Seaways’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Seaways is more favorable than Robin Energy.

Profitability

This table compares Robin Energy and International Seaways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
International Seaways	28.26%	10.13%	7.30%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Robin Energy and International Seaways”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robin Energy	$6.87 million	1.71	$1.05 million	$0.04	20.89
International Seaways	$770.04 million	3.31	$416.72 million	$4.39	11.76

International Seaways has higher revenue and earnings than Robin Energy. International Seaways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robin Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

International Seaways beats Robin Energy on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Robin Energy

Robin Energy Ltd. operates as a holding company that provides tanker vessel services. The company was founded by Petros Panagiotidis on September 24, 2024 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyrus.

About International Seaways

International Seaways, Inc. owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international flag trade. It operates in two segments: Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 73 vessels. It serves independent and state-owned oil companies, oil traders, refinery operators, and international government entities. The company was formerly known as OSG International, Inc. and changed its name to International Seaways, Inc. in October 2016. International Seaways, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.