Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL – Get Free Report) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Himalaya Shipping, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Himalaya Shipping | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Himalaya Shipping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | 9.68% | 13.64% | 7.07% |
| Himalaya Shipping | 31.44% | 32.83% | 6.13% |
Dividends
Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Himalaya Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 34.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Himalaya Shipping pays out 4.4% 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.
Risk & Volatility
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Himalaya Shipping”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pangaea Logistics Solutions | $632.04 million | 0.92 | $19.37 million | $1.15 | 7.69 |
| Himalaya Shipping | $167.30 million | 4.59 | $17.70 million | $1.13 | 14.55 |
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping. Pangaea Logistics Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Himalaya Shipping on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pangaea Logistics Solutions
Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. is a global provider of dry-bulk shipping and logistics services. The company transports commodities such as minerals, grain and other bulk cargoes, coordinating ocean carriage with related logistics services. Its operations include vessel ownership and chartering, cargo planning, port and terminal services, stevedoring, and cargo loading and unloading. Pangaea also operates specialized vessels, including ice-class ships designed to serve ports and routes with challenging ice conditions.
About Himalaya Shipping
Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is a dry bulk shipping company incorporated in Bermuda. It owns and operates Newcastlemax vessels, large bulk carriers designed to transport commodities such as iron ore, coal and grain. The company’s fleet is equipped with dual-fuel engines that can run on liquefied natural gas as well as conventional marine fuel. Its vessels serve international bulk shipping routes, carrying cargo between major commodity-producing and consuming regions. Himalaya Shipping began building its fleet in the early 2020s and became a publicly traded company in 2023.
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