Contrasting Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF) & Herc (NYSE:HRI)

Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF) and Herc (NYSE:HRI) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Box Ships and Herc”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Herc	$3.57 billion	1.10	$211.00 million	$4.49	30.66

Herc has higher revenue and earnings than Box Ships.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.1% of Herc shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Herc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Box Ships and Herc, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Box Ships	0	0	0	0	0.00
Herc	0	2	3	0	2.60

Herc has a consensus price target of $139.20, indicating a potential upside of 1.11%. Given Herc’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Herc is more favorable than Box Ships.

Volatility & Risk

Box Ships has a beta of -1.13, meaning that its stock price is 213% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herc has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Box Ships and Herc’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
Herc	3.53%	24.10%	4.30%

Summary

Herc beats Box Ships on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Box Ships

Box Ships Inc. provides commercial management services to shipping companies worldwide. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Voula, Greece.

About Herc

Herc Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental supplier. It rents aerial, earthmoving, material handling, trucks and trailers, air compressors, compaction, and lighting equipment, as well as generators, and safety supplies and expendables; and provides ProSolutions, an industry specific solution based services, such as pumping solutions, power generation, climate control, remediation and restoration, and studio and production equipment. The company also sells used equipment and contractor supplies, such as construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies; provides repair, maintenance, equipment management, and safety training services, as well as offers ancillary services, such as equipment transport, rental protection, cleaning, refueling, and labor. It serves non-residential and residential construction, specialty trade, restoration, remediation and environment, and facility maintenance contractors; industrial manufacturing industries, including automotive and aerospace, power, metals and mining, agriculture, pulp, paper and wood, food and beverage, and refineries and petrochemical industries; infrastructure and government sectors; and commercial and retail service, hospitality, healthcare, recreation, entertainment production, and special event management customers through its sales team, industry catalogs, as well as through participation and sponsorship of industry events, trade shows, and Internet. As of December 31, 2017, it operated approximately 275 locations in the United States, Canada, China, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Herc Holdings Inc. is based in Bonita Springs, Florida.