Contrasting Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) & Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) and Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Icon Energy has a beta of 5.75, suggesting that its stock price is 475% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 2.55, suggesting that its stock price is 155% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Icon Energy and Toro, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icon Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
Toro	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Icon Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Toro	22.67%	2.49%	1.43%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Icon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Icon Energy and Toro”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icon Energy	$13.38 million	0.05	-$4.20 million	($23.98)	-0.04
Toro	$21.51 million	4.93	$5.93 million	$0.04	123.37

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

Summary

Toro beats Icon Energy on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Icon Energy

Iconix Brand Group, Inc. is a brand management company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company owned a portfolio of over 30 global consumer brands across women’s, men’s, and home categories. The Company operates through segments: men’s, women’s, home and international. The Company’s brand portfolio includes brands, such as Candie’s, Bongo, Joe Boxer, Rampage, Mudd, London Fog, Mossimo, Ocean Pacific/OP, Danskin/Danskin Now, Rocawear/Roc Nation, Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, Starter, Waverly, Ecko Unltd/Mark Ecko Cut & Sew, Zoo York, Umbro, Lee Cooper and Artful Dodger, and interests in Material Girl, Ed Hardy, Truth or Dare, Modern Amusement, Buffalo, Nick Graham Hydraulic and PONY brands. It operates in various geographic regions, including the United States, Japan and Other (which principally represent Latin America and Europe).

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.