Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:PSHG – Get Free Report) and United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Performance Shipping and United Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Performance Shipping | 29.70% | 10.21% | 5.48% |
| United Maritime | -5.07% | 2.31% | 0.86% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Performance Shipping and United Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Performance Shipping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| United Maritime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Performance Shipping | $84.17 million | 0.25 | $49.97 million | $0.92 | 1.84 |
| United Maritime | $37.78 million | 0.67 | -$6.19 million | ($0.20) | -13.30 |
Performance Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than United Maritime. United Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Performance Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Performance Shipping has a beta of -0.07, meaning that its share price is 107% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Maritime has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
19.9% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of United Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Performance Shipping beats United Maritime on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Performance Shipping
Performance Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services through its tanker vessels worldwide. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of seven Aframax tanker vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 735,910 DWT. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Athens, Greece.
About United Maritime
United Maritime Corporation, a shipping company, offers seaborne transportation services worldwide. It operates a fleet of eight dry bulk vessels comprising three Panamax, three Capesize, and two Kamsarmax vessels with an aggregate cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 922,054 dwt. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Glyfada, Greece.
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