Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL – Get Free Report) and EuroDry (NASDAQ:EDRY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and EuroDry’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 5.10% | 5.71% | 2.89% |
| EuroDry | -8.16% | -6.83% | -3.31% |
Volatility & Risk
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EuroDry has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and EuroDry”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | $632.04 million | 0.84 | $19.37 million | $0.55 | 14.84 |
| EuroDry | $52.26 million | 1.14 | -$4.26 million | ($1.57) | -13.13 |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than EuroDry. EuroDry is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pangaea Logistics Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and EuroDry, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| EuroDry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.29%. EuroDry has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.02%. Given EuroDry’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EuroDry is more favorable than Pangaea Logistics Solutions.
Summary
Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats EuroDry on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pangaea Logistics Solutions
Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne dry bulk logistics and transportation services to industrial customers worldwide. It offers various dry bulk cargoes, such as grains, coal, iron ore, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone. The company's ocean logistics services comprise cargo loading, cargo discharge, vessel chartering, voyage planning, and technical vessel management. It owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.
About EuroDry
EuroDry Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. It owns and operates a fleet of drybulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains; and minor bulks, including bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. The company fleet consisted of 13 drybulk carriers comprising five Panamax drybulk carriers, two Kamsarmax, five Ultramax drybulk carriers, and one Supramax drybulk carrier with a total cargo carrying capacity of 918,502 dwt. EuroDry Ltd. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
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