Head to Head Analysis: Castor Maritime (CTRM) and Its Peers

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Castor Maritime and its competitors gross 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Risk & Volatility

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

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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Castor Maritime and its competitors, as reported 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 plainly 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.