Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) & Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) Financial Review

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) and Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Toro and Icon Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Toro	0	1	0	0	2.00
Icon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Toro and Icon Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Toro	$21.08 million	5.03	$5.93 million	$0.04	123.50
Icon Energy	$11.26 million	0.05	-$4.20 million	($23.98)	-0.04

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Icon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Toro has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its share price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icon Energy has a beta of 5.75, suggesting that its share price is 475% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Toro and Icon Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Toro	22.67%	2.49%	1.43%
Icon Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Toro beats Icon Energy on 10 of the 12 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 Icon Energy

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is a brand management company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned a portfolio of over 30 global consumer brands across women’s, men’s, and home categories. The Company operates through segments: men’s, women’s, home and international. The Company’s brand portfolio includes brands, such as Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin/Danskin Now, Rocawear/Roc Nation, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko Unltd/Mark Ecko Cut & Sew, Zoo York, Umbro, Lee Cooper and Artful Dodger, and interests in Material Girl, Ed Hardy, Truth or Dare, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Nick Graham Hydraulic and PONY brands. It operates in various geographic regions, including the United States, Japan and Other (which principally represent Latin America and Europe).