Analyzing Robin Energy (NASDAQ:RBNE) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE)

Robin Energy (NASDAQ:RBNE) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) 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, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.1% of Costamare shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Robin Energy and Costamare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Costamare	22.23%	15.15%	7.91%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Robin Energy and Costamare, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robin Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Costamare	0	3	0	0	2.00

Costamare has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.40%. Given Costamare’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Costamare is more favorable than Robin Energy.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Robin Energy and Costamare”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robin Energy	$6.87 million	1.76	$1.05 million	$0.04	21.49
Costamare	$2.08 billion	0.93	$319.92 million	$2.50	6.43

Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Robin Energy. Costamare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robin Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Costamare beats Robin Energy on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Robin Energy

Robin Energy Ltd. operates as a holding company that provides tanker vessel services. The company was founded by Petros Panagiotidis on September 24, 2024 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyrus.

About Costamare

Costamare Inc. owns and operates containerships and dry bulk vessels that are chartered to liner companies providing transportation of cargoes worldwide. As of March 19, 2024, it had a fleet of fleet of 68 containerships and 37 dry bulk vessels. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Monaco.