Analyzing Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW)

Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Heidmar Maritime and International Seaways, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Heidmar Maritime	2	0	1	0	1.67
International Seaways	0	0	6	1	3.14

Heidmar Maritime presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 287.10%. International Seaways has a consensus target price of $68.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.32%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than International Seaways.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and International Seaways”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Heidmar Maritime	$55.85 million	0.81	-$22.56 million	($0.39)	-1.99
International Seaways	$843.30 million	4.44	$309.26 million	$6.23	12.17

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

Profitability

This table compares Heidmar Maritime and International Seaways’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Heidmar Maritime	-40.20%	-19.19%	-6.17%
International Seaways	36.67%	13.92%	10.22%

Volatility & Risk

Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -2.36, meaning that its stock price is 336% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

International Seaways beats Heidmar Maritime on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About International Seaways

International Seaways, Inc. owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international flag trade. It operates in two segments: Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 73 vessels. It serves independent and state-owned oil companies, oil traders, refinery operators, and international government entities. The company was formerly known as OSG International, Inc. and changed its name to International Seaways, Inc. in October 2016. International Seaways, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.