BW LPG (NYSE:BWLP – Get Free Report) and United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
BW LPG pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. United Maritime pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.6%. BW LPG pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Maritime pays out -72.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. United Maritime is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
1.6% of United Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BW LPG | $3.56 billion | 0.46 | $354.30 million | $1.54 | 8.03 |
| United Maritime | $42.63 million | 0.34 | -$3.38 million | ($0.50) | -3.18 |
BW LPG has higher revenue and earnings than United Maritime. United Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BW LPG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BW LPG and United Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BW LPG | 6.09% | 11.70% | 6.88% |
| United Maritime | -14.64% | -9.88% | -3.45% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for BW LPG and United Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BW LPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| United Maritime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
BW LPG beats United Maritime on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BW LPG
BW LPG Limited, an investment holding company, engages in ship owning and chartering activities worldwide. The company operates through Shipping and Product Services segments. The company involved in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas to oil companies, and trading and utility companies. It also offers integrated liquified petroleum gas (LPG) delivery services and support; wholesale and trade of LPG; and management services. It owns and operates LPG vessels and a fleet of very large gas carriers. The company was formerly known as BW Gas LPG Holding Limited and changed its name to BW LPG Limited in September 2013. BW LPG Limited was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Singapore.
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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