Critical Contrast: Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) vs. Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO)

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00
Caravelle International Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Navios Maritime Partners presently has a consensus target price of $80.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.06%. Given Navios Maritime Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.33 billion	0.87	$367.31 million	$11.99	3.21
Caravelle International Group	$95.26 million	1.18	-$9.33 million	N/A	N/A

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Caravelle International Group.

Risk & Volatility

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caravelle International Group has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Caravelle International Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	27.53%	11.64%	6.36%
Caravelle International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Caravelle International Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Navios Maritime Partners

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. owns and operates dry cargo vessels in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The company offers seaborne transportation services for a range of liquid and dry cargo commodities, including crude oil, refined petroleum, chemicals, iron ore, coal, grain, fertilizer, and containers, as well as charters its vessels under short, medium, and longer-term charters. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Monaco.

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.