ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM – Get Free Report) and Heidmar Maritime (NASDAQ:HMR – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Heidmar Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Heidmar Maritime | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services currently has a consensus target price of $19.33, suggesting a potential downside of 24.33%. Heidmar Maritime has a consensus target price of $2.62, suggesting a potential upside of 118.75%. Given Heidmar Maritime’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Heidmar Maritime is more favorable than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 1.56% | -0.26% | -0.09% |
| Heidmar Maritime | -20.02% | 9.14% | 1.65% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
21.4% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Heidmar Maritime”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | $6.90 billion | 0.45 | $479.20 million | $0.81 | 31.54 |
| Heidmar Maritime | $55.85 million | 1.27 | -$22.56 million | ($0.25) | -4.80 |
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has higher revenue and earnings than Heidmar Maritime. Heidmar Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heidmar Maritime has a beta of -0.54, meaning that its share price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services beats Heidmar Maritime on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders. The company also offers ZIMonitor, a premium reefer cargo tracking service. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 150 vessels, which included 134 container vessels and 16 vehicle transport vessels; and as of December 31, 2023, it operated a network of 67 weekly lines. The company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.
About Heidmar Maritime
Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. provides commercial and pool management services to the dry bulk, crude oil, and refined petroleum product tanker markets worldwide. It offers tanker pool and commercial management, dry bulk pool and commercial management, and fuel services. The company also operates a platform to invest in tanker or drybulk vessels offering a range of customized services for the investor, as well as engages in the sale and purchase of second-hand vessels and newbuilds in the tanker and drybulk sectors. In addition, it develops and operates eFleetWatch, a digital platform in the commercial management space, which provides pool partners with access to the data that they require for their own reporting and monitoring of their vessels. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
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