Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) & International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) Critical Comparison

Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Basin Shipping and International Seaways’ 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
International Seaways	36.67%	13.92%	10.22%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pacific Basin Shipping and International Seaways”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	1.03	$58.17 million	N/A	N/A
International Seaways	$843.30 million	5.00	$309.26 million	$6.23	13.68

International Seaways has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pacific Basin Shipping.

Dividends

Pacific Basin Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. International Seaways pays out 7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pacific Basin Shipping and International Seaways, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Basin Shipping	0	0	0	0	0.00
International Seaways	0	2	5	0	2.71

International Seaways has a consensus target price of $81.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.96%. Given International Seaways’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than Pacific Basin Shipping.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Pacific Basin Shipping has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Seaways beats Pacific Basin Shipping on 10 of the 14 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 International Seaways

International Seaways, Inc. owns and operates a fleet of oceangoing vessels for the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the international flag trade. It operates in two segments: Crude Tankers and Product Carriers. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 73 vessels. It serves independent and state-owned oil companies, oil traders, refinery operators, and international government entities. The company was formerly known as OSG International, Inc. and changed its name to International Seaways, Inc. in October 2016. International Seaways, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.