Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (OTCMKTS:NPNYY – Get Free Report) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Genco Shipping & Trading”s top-line 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 | 0.88 | $1.41 billion | $0.67 | 10.48 |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | $342.05 million | 3.06 | -$4.37 million | $0.38 | 63.13 |
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Genco Shipping & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 8.73% | 5.69% | 3.62% |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 4.38% | 2.49% | 1.95% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Genco Shipping & Trading, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $23.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.35%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha.
Volatility & Risk
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha on 9 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 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.
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