Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) & Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO) Head-To-Head Review

Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Genco Shipping & Trading’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caravelle International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genco Shipping & Trading	15.63%	8.46%	7.15%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Caravelle International Group has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Caravelle International Group and Genco Shipping & Trading, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caravelle International Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Genco Shipping & Trading	0	1	4	0	2.80

Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus target price of $24.20, indicating a potential upside of 68.11%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Genco Shipping & Trading”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caravelle International Group	$95.26 million	2.18	-$9.33 million	N/A	N/A
Genco Shipping & Trading	$383.83 million	1.60	-$12.87 million	$1.57	9.17

Caravelle International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genco Shipping & Trading.

Summary

Genco Shipping & Trading beats Caravelle International Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caravelle International Group

Caravelle International Group, through its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation services in Singapore and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Heating Business. It provides international shipping services and carbon-neutral solutions for wood desiccation. The company also provides seaborne transportation services under the voyage contracts. In addition, it provides vessel services on behalf of ship owners. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About Genco Shipping & Trading

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is an international ship owning company, which engages in the transportation of iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. The company was founded on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.