Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) versus Danaos (NYSE:DAC) Critical Survey

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.0% of Danaos shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Danaos and Heidmar Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Danaos	0	0	2	0	3.00
Heidmar Maritime	1	0	1	0	2.00

Danaos presently has a consensus price target of $105.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. Heidmar Maritime has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 498.23%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than Danaos.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Danaos and Heidmar Maritime”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Danaos	$1.01 billion	1.76	$505.07 million	$25.06	3.75
Heidmar Maritime	$28.95 million	1.69	$1.91 million	$0.01	83.58

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

Profitability

This table compares Danaos and Heidmar Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Danaos	45.16%	13.49%	10.71%
Heidmar Maritime	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Danaos beats Heidmar Maritime on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Danaos

Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides container and drybulk vessels services in Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of April 03, 2024, it had a fleet of 68 containerships aggregating 421,293 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

About Heidmar Maritime

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.