Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM – Get Free Report) and CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Castor Maritime and CMB.TECH, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Castor Maritime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CMB.TECH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Castor Maritime | $66.24 million | 0.30 | $14.62 million | ($3.18) | -0.65 |
| CMB.TECH | $940.25 million | 1.90 | $870.83 million | $1.24 | 7.42 |
CMB.TECH has higher revenue and earnings than Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMB.TECH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Castor Maritime and CMB.TECH’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Castor Maritime | -65.40% | -3.69% | -2.82% |
| CMB.TECH | 22.69% | 6.02% | 1.86% |
Summary
CMB.TECH beats Castor Maritime on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Castor Maritime
Castor Maritime Inc. provides shipping services worldwide. The company operates through Dry Bulk Vessels and Containerships segments. It offers seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargo; and commodities, such as iron ore, coal, soybeans, etc. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of 17 vessels primarily consisting of one Capesize, five Kamsarmax, two Handysize tanker vessels, and nine Panamax dry bulk vessels, as well as two 2,700 TEU containership vessels. Castor Maritime Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
About CMB.TECH
Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.
Receive News & Ratings for Castor Maritime Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Castor Maritime and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
