Contrasting C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) and TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD)

TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for TORM and C3is, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TORM	0	0	0	0	N/A
C3is	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TORM and C3is’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TORM	$1.52 billion	1.95	$648.27 million	$7.46	4.87
C3is	$28.74 million	0.02	$9.29 million	N/A	N/A

TORM has higher revenue and earnings than C3is.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.9% of TORM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TORM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares TORM and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TORM	42.64%	36.99%	20.95%
C3is	32.33%	19.85%	13.77%

Summary

TORM beats C3is on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TORM

TORM plc, a shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of product tankers in the United Kingdom. It operates in two operating segments, Tanker and Marine Exhaust. The Tanker segment transports refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, and gas oil, as well as dirty petroleum products, including fuel oil. The Marine Exhaust segment engages in developing and producing advanced and green marine equipment. TORM plc was founded in 1889 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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.