C3is (NASDAQ:CISS – Get Free Report) and Danaos (NYSE:DAC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares C3is and Danaos’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
C3is | $28.74 million | 0.02 | $9.29 million | N/A | N/A |
Danaos | $973.58 million | 1.44 | $576.30 million | $28.96 | 2.49 |
Danaos has higher revenue and earnings than C3is.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Profitability
This table compares C3is and Danaos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
C3is | 32.33% | 19.85% | 13.77% |
Danaos | 59.19% | 19.94% | 16.01% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for C3is and Danaos, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
C3is | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Danaos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Danaos has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.88%. Given Danaos’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Danaos is more favorable than C3is.
Summary
Danaos beats C3is on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About C3is
C3is Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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.
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