Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) and Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Toro and Nordic American Tankers”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Toro | $22.39 million | 3.55 | $25.21 million | $0.04 | 92.50 |
| Nordic American Tankers | $225.10 million | 3.98 | $46.64 million | $0.02 | 211.75 |
Nordic American Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Toro has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordic American Tankers has a beta of -0.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Toro and Nordic American Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Toro | 26.12% | 2.61% | 1.58% |
| Nordic American Tankers | 1.12% | 0.39% | 0.21% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Toro and Nordic American Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Toro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Nordic American Tankers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Nordic American Tankers has a consensus price target of $3.25, suggesting a potential downside of 23.26%. Given Nordic American Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nordic American Tankers is more favorable than Toro.
Summary
Nordic American Tankers beats Toro on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Toro
Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
About Nordic American Tankers
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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