Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) and COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and COSCO SHIPPING”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | $342.05 million | 3.35 | -$4.37 million | $0.91 | 28.92 |
| COSCO SHIPPING | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and COSCO SHIPPING’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 9.15% | 6.46% | 4.83% |
| COSCO SHIPPING | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Genco Shipping & Trading and COSCO SHIPPING, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.80 |
| COSCO SHIPPING | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Genco Shipping & Trading currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than COSCO SHIPPING.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats COSCO SHIPPING on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is an international ship owning company, which engages in the transportation of iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. It operates through the Major Bulk and Minor Bulk segments. The Major Bulk segment focuses on Capesize vessels. The Minor Bulk segment consists of Ultramax and Supramax vessels. The company was founded on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About COSCO SHIPPING
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the container shipping, managing and operating container terminals, and other terminal related businesses in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Container Shipping Business and Terminal Business segments. The company offers freight forwarding and transportation, vessel chartering, container transportation, marine, vessel management and manning, cargo and liner agency, logistics, document, shipping agency and other sea transport, container stack, cargo storage, and cargo transportation services. It is also involved in the design and manufacture of computer software, as well as provision of technology services and solutions; asset management business; and operation of terminals. The company was formerly known as China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
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