Comparing C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) & Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY)

C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) and Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Volatility and Risk

C3is has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Basin Shipping has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares C3is and Pacific Basin Shipping”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C3is	$42.30 million	0.01	-$2.75 million	($17.75)	-0.01
Pacific Basin Shipping	$2.58 billion	0.58	$131.70 million	N/A	N/A

Pacific Basin Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than C3is.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares C3is and Pacific Basin Shipping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	16.09%	0.35%	0.27%
Pacific Basin Shipping	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for C3is and Pacific Basin Shipping, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pacific Basin Shipping	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

C3is beats Pacific Basin Shipping on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About C3is

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About Pacific Basin Shipping

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company offers its shipping services that mainly carry major and minor bulks, including grains, ores, logs/forest products, bauxite, sugar, concentrates, cement and clinkers, coal/coke, fertilizers, alumina, steel, pet-coke, salt, sand and gypsum, and scrap. It also offers shipping consulting, crewing, secretarial, and ship agency and management services. In addition, the company is involved in the vessel owning and chartering, and convertible bonds issuing activities. It has a fleet of 266 owned and chartered vessels, including 121 Handysize, 1 Capesize, and 144 Supramax/Ultramax vessels. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong.