Head to Head Survey: Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) vs. KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP)

KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for KNOT Offshore Partners and Britannia Bulk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KNOT Offshore Partners	0	3	1	1	2.60
Britannia Bulk	0	0	0	0	0.00

KNOT Offshore Partners currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.82%. Given KNOT Offshore Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe KNOT Offshore Partners is more favorable than Britannia Bulk.

Risk and Volatility

KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Britannia Bulk has a beta of 9.27, meaning that its stock price is 827% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Britannia Bulk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KNOT Offshore Partners	4.92%	6.36%	2.05%
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares KNOT Offshore Partners and Britannia Bulk”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KNOT Offshore Partners	$364.44 million	0.93	$22.96 million	$0.54	18.68
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

KNOT Offshore Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Britannia Bulk.

Summary

KNOT Offshore Partners beats Britannia Bulk on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KNOT Offshore Partners

KNOT Offshore Partners LP acquires, owns, and operates shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides loading, transportation, and discharge of crude oil under time charters and bareboat charters. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.

About Britannia Bulk

Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drybulk shipping and maritime logistics services. It primarily transports coal, fertilizers, scrap metals, iron-ore, grain, and other bulk cargoes from the Baltic region to Northern and Western Europe. The company’s logistics services include port modification, fendering, lightening, dredging of berths, maximizing vessel throughput in ports, provision of floating cranes, and self-discharging equipment. The company serves power companies, coal producers, and commodity trading houses. Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Britannia Bulk PLC and changed its name to Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. in June 2008. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. As of 2010, Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. is in liquidation.