Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (OTCMKTS:KAIKY – Get Free Report) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Costamare, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Costamare | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
Costamare has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.98%. Given Costamare’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Costamare is more favorable than Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Costamare | 39.66% | 15.11% | 8.47% |
Dividends
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $20.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 118.7%. Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Costamare pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Costamare”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha | N/A | N/A | N/A | $73.86 | 0.23 |
| Costamare | $877.90 million | 2.00 | $364.58 million | $2.63 | 5.56 |
Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costamare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Costamare beats Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. provides marine, land, and air transportation services in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It offers dry bulk carrier, car carrier, liquefied natural gas carrier, crude oil tanker, containerships, and liquefied petroleum gas transportation services. The company also engages in the offshore and energy development business. In addition, it operates container terminals; and offers warehousing and cargo consolidation services. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Costamare
Costamare Inc. owns and operates containerships and dry bulk vessels that are chartered to liner companies providing transportation of cargoes worldwide. As of March 19, 2024, it had a fleet of fleet of 68 containerships and 37 dry bulk vessels. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Monaco.
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