Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) and Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology (OTCMKTS:SHWK – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Genco Shipping & Trading and Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Genco Shipping & Trading presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%.
Volatility and Risk
Profitability
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Genco Shipping & Trading | -3.35% | 3.10% | 2.56% |
Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Genco Shipping & Trading | $383.83 million | 2.48 | -$12.87 million | ($0.31) | -71.81 |
Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide. The company owns and operates dry bulk vessels to transports iron ore, grains, coal, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. It charters its vessels primarily to trading houses, including commodities traders; producers; and government-owned entities. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology
Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, the company operated as an oceanographic service company that was involved in deep water search, survey, and recovery operations. The company also served as the general partner for limited partnerships that were formed for the purpose of raising money to search for and locate shipwrecks. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Tampa, Florida.
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