C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) & TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD) Head to Head Comparison

C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) and TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of TORM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of TORM shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for C3is and TORM, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	0	0	0	0	N/A
TORM	0	0	0	0	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares C3is and TORM’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C3is	$28.74 million	0.02	$9.29 million	N/A	N/A
TORM	$1.52 billion	1.86	$648.27 million	$7.46	4.65

TORM has higher revenue and earnings than C3is.

Profitability

This table compares C3is and TORM’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	32.33%	19.85%	13.77%
TORM	42.64%	36.99%	20.95%

Summary

TORM beats C3is on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About C3is

C3is Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About TORM

TORM plc, a shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of product tankers in the United Kingdom. It operates in two operating segments, Tanker and Marine Exhaust. The Tanker segment transports refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, and gas oil, as well as dirty petroleum products, including fuel oil. The Marine Exhaust segment engages in developing and producing advanced and green marine equipment. TORM plc was founded in 1889 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.