Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (OTCMKTS:NPNYY – Get Free Report) and Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Volatility and Risk
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seanergy Maritime has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Seanergy Maritime pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seanergy Maritime pays out 49.0% 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 & Valuation
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Seanergy Maritime”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | $16.10 billion | 1.06 | $1.40 billion | $0.97 | 8.69 |
| Seanergy Maritime | $158.10 million | 1.87 | $21.24 million | $2.86 | 4.94 |
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than Seanergy Maritime. Seanergy Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
29.4% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Seanergy Maritime shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Seanergy Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 11.36% | 7.68% | 4.57% |
| Seanergy Maritime | 30.68% | 21.87% | 10.20% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Seanergy Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Seanergy Maritime | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Seanergy Maritime has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.05%. Given Seanergy Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Seanergy Maritime is more favorable than Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
Summary
Seanergy Maritime beats Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha provides various logistics services worldwide. It operates through Liner & Logistics Business, Bulk Shipping Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers liner trading services, such as container shipping, and terminal and stevedoring services for containerships, car carriers, and cruise ships; and air cargo transportation services. It also provides bulk shipping services comprising transport services for finished automobiles, heavy construction machines, and used cars; transportation services for bulk freight, including iron ore, coal, and wood chips; and transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and coal. In addition, the company is involved in the upstream areas of the supply chain for oil and natural gas. Further, it operates Asuka II, a luxury cruise ship; and manages commercial and residential buildings. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Seanergy Maritime
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., a shipping company, provides seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities worldwide. It operates a fleet of 16 Capesize dry bulk vessels and one Newcastlemax dry bulk vessel with a cargo-carrying capacity of approximately 3,054,820 dwt. The company was formerly known as Seanergy Merger Corp. and changed its name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. in July 2008. Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Glyfada, Greece.
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