Reviewing Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) and KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP)

Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) and KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Basin Shipping and KNOT Offshore Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Basin Shipping	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNOT Offshore Partners	14.69%	9.00%	2.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Pacific Basin Shipping and KNOT Offshore Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Basin Shipping	0	0	0	0	0.00
KNOT Offshore Partners	0	5	0	0	2.00

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pacific Basin Shipping and KNOT Offshore Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Basin Shipping	$2.08 billion	1.02	$58.17 million	N/A	N/A
KNOT Offshore Partners	$318.60 million	N/A	$13.93 million	$1.55	6.56

Pacific Basin Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than KNOT Offshore Partners.

Dividends

Pacific Basin Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. KNOT Offshore Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. KNOT Offshore Partners pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Pacific Basin Shipping has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KNOT Offshore Partners beats Pacific Basin Shipping on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Basin Shipping

Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company offers its shipping services that mainly carry major and minor bulks, including grains, ores, logs/forest products, bauxite, sugar, concentrates, cement and clinkers, coal/coke, fertilizers, alumina, steel, pet-coke, salt, sand and gypsum, and scrap. It also offers shipping consulting, crewing, secretarial, and ship agency and management services. In addition, the company is involved in the vessel owning and chartering, and convertible bonds issuing activities. It has a fleet of 266 owned and chartered vessels, including 121 Handysize, 1 Capesize, and 144 Supramax/Ultramax vessels. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong.

About KNOT Offshore Partners

KNOT Offshore Partners LP acquires, owns, and operates shuttle tankers under long-term charters in the North Sea and Brazil. The company provides loading, transportation, and discharge of crude oil under time charters and bareboat charters. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.