Analyzing Castor Maritime (CTRM) and The Competition

Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) is one of 80 publicly-traded companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Castor Maritime to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Castor Maritime and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Castor Maritime	109.09%	4.69%	3.51%
Castor Maritime Competitors	31.18%	13.87%	6.83%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Castor Maritime and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castor Maritime	$81.81 million	$19.27 million	0.79
Castor Maritime Competitors	$3.68 billion	$344.61 million	12.28

Castor Maritime’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Castor Maritime has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime’s competitors have a beta of 1.11, indicating that their average stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Castor Maritime and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Castor Maritime	0	1	0	0	2.00
Castor Maritime Competitors	448	1661	1707	94	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 29.70%. Given Castor Maritime’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Castor Maritime has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Castor Maritime competitors beat Castor Maritime on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Castor Maritime Company Profile

Castor Maritime Inc. is a shipping company that owns and operates vessels used to transport commodities and other cargo by sea. Its activities have primarily focused on the dry bulk sector, serving international trade in goods such as iron ore, coal, grain and other bulk materials. The company has historically expanded and adjusted its fleet through vessel acquisitions, sales and chartering arrangements. Castor has also participated in the transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products and containerized cargo through tanker and containership assets.