StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) versus Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) Financial Analysis

Volatility and Risk

StealthGas has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares StealthGas and Toro”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StealthGas	$143.53 million	1.40	$51.94 million	$1.77	3.09
Toro	$80.63 million	0.58	$140.64 million	$1.06	2.33

Toro has lower revenue, but higher earnings than StealthGas. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StealthGas, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.3% of StealthGas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares StealthGas and Toro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StealthGas	40.87%	11.36%	9.11%
Toro	176.49%	17.16%	10.30%

Summary

StealthGas beats Toro on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About StealthGas

StealthGas Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers and users worldwide. The company's carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, as well as ammonia; refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel; and edible oils and chemicals. It offers crude oil and natural gas. The company operates a fleet of 33 LPG carries, including six JV vessels. StealthGas Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About Toro

Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.