Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP – Get Free Report) and Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Himalaya Shipping and Toro”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Himalaya Shipping | $123.58 million | 1.56 | $1.51 million | $0.48 | 10.09 |
| Toro | $80.63 million | 0.48 | $140.64 million | $1.06 | 1.92 |
Toro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Himalaya Shipping. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Himalaya Shipping | 17.03% | 13.36% | 2.49% |
| Toro | 176.49% | 17.16% | 10.30% |
Risk & Volatility
Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Himalaya Shipping and Toro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Himalaya Shipping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Toro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Summary
Himalaya Shipping beats Toro on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Himalaya Shipping
Himalaya Shipping Ltd. provides dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company operates a fleet of vessels. It serves major commodity trading, commodity and energy transition, and multi-modal transport companies. Himalaya Shipping Ltd. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About Toro
Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
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