Contrasting Clarkson (CKNHF) and Its Peers

Clarkson (OTCMKTS:CKNHF) is one of 80 public companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Clarkson to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Clarkson and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarkson	0	0	1	0	3.00
Clarkson Competitors	427	1597	1602	70	2.36

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 2.15%. Given Clarkson’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clarkson has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Clarkson and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clarkson	N/A	N/A	63.09
Clarkson Competitors	$3.65 billion	$334.44 million	12.70

Clarkson’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Clarkson. Clarkson is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Clarkson and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarkson	N/A	N/A	N/A
Clarkson Competitors	26.63%	10.88%	5.38%

Dividends

Clarkson pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Clarkson pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies pay a dividend yield of 4.3% and pay out 26.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Clarkson lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.2% of Clarkson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clarkson peers beat Clarkson on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Clarkson Company Profile

Clarkson PLC provides integrated shipping services worldwide. The company's Broking segment offers services to shipowners and charterers in the transportation of various cargoes by sea; and to buyers and sellers/yards related to sale and purchase transactions, as well as futures broking operation. Its Financial segment provides investment banking services for maritime, oil services, and natural resources sectors; structured asset finance services and projects in the shipping, offshore, and real estate sectors; and project finance and bespoke asset finance solutions. The company's Support segment offers port and agency, project logistics, vessel chartering, freight forwarding, customs clearance, stevedoring, shortsea broking, warehousing, crew travel, and industrial supplies for the marine and offshore industries. Its Research segment provides shipping-related information and publications. This segment also offers digital products, including Shipping Intelligence Network, World Fleet Register, Renewables Intelligence Network, Offshore Intelligence Network, and Sea/net; data, intelligence, and analysis services around shipping, trade, offshore, and maritime energy transition; and valuation services. It is involved in the provision of real estate and alternative investment funds, as well as management services; real estate project management, shipping and offshore project syndication, and property-related services; and advice on finance structuring for shipping-related projects. The company also provides research and corporate finance services, including equity and debt capital markets and M&A transactions; brokerage of shipping-related derivative financial instruments; supply of MRO, PPE, and safety equipment; accounting and financial advisory services; property management services; and equity and fixed income sales and trading services, as well as LPG swaps brokerage services. Clarkson PLC was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.