Critical Contrast: Box Ships (OTCMKTS:TEUFF) and TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

73.9% of TORM shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of TORM shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A
TORM	43.81%	36.06%	20.93%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Box Ships and TORM”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Box Ships	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TORM	$1.63 billion	1.24	$648.27 million	$7.80	3.17

TORM has higher revenue and earnings than Box Ships.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Box Ships and TORM, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Box Ships	0	0	0	0	0.00
TORM	0	1	1	0	2.50

TORM has a consensus target price of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.94%. Given TORM’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TORM is more favorable than Box Ships.

Volatility and Risk

Box Ships has a beta of -0.88, meaning that its stock price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TORM has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TORM beats Box Ships on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Box Ships

Box Ships Inc. provides commercial management services to shipping companies worldwide. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Voula, 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.