Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) versus Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) Head-To-Head Analysis

Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) and Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Dividends

Intercont (Cayman) pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 60.1%. Nordic American Tankers pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Nordic American Tankers pays out 571.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nordic American Tankers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Nordic American Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nordic American Tankers	7.58%	2.67%	1.54%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Intercont (Cayman) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by insiders. 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Nordic American Tankers”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercont (Cayman)	$25.14 million	0.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nordic American Tankers	$301.17 million	2.65	$46.64 million	$0.07	53.79

Nordic American Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman).

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Intercont (Cayman) and Nordic American Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercont (Cayman)	1	0	0	0	1.00
Nordic American Tankers	0	3	0	0	2.00

Nordic American Tankers has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 20.32%. Given Nordic American Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nordic American Tankers is more favorable than Intercont (Cayman).

Summary

Nordic American Tankers beats Intercont (Cayman) on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intercont (Cayman)

Intercont (Cayman) Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of global maritime shipping services through its subsidiaries. Its services include time chartering and vessel management. The company was founded on July 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

About Nordic American Tankers

Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.