Financial Contrast: GATX (NYSE:GATX) and Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GATX	19.13%	12.52%	2.49%
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

GATX has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Box Ships has a beta of -1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 203% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GATX	0	2	1	0	2.33
Box Ships	0	0	0	0	0.00

GATX presently has a consensus price target of $167.6667, indicating a potential upside of 10.87%. Given GATX’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GATX is more favorable than Box Ships.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GATX and Box Ships”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GATX	$1.59 billion	3.40	$284.20 million	$8.74	17.30
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

GATX has higher revenue and earnings than Box Ships.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.1% of GATX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of GATX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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

About GATX

GATX Corporation, together its subsidiaries, operates as railcar leasing company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and India. It operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. The company leases tank and freight railcars, and locomotives for petroleum, chemical, food/agriculture, and transportation industries. It also offers maintenance services, including the interior cleaning of railcars, routine maintenance and repair of car body and safety appliances, regulatory compliance works, wheelset replacements, interior blast and lining, exterior blast and painting, and car stenciling services. In addition, the company manufactures commercial aircraft jet engines and leases aircraft spare engines; and owns and manages tank containers that are leased to chemical, industrial gas, energy, food, cryogenic and pharmaceutical industries, and tank container operators, as well as provides tank container sourcing, remarketing, and inspection and maintenance services. As of December 31, 2023, it owned and operated a fleet of approximately 148,500 railcars; 493 four-axle and 30 six-axle locomotives; 399 aircraft spare engines; and 23,931 tank containers. GATX Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.