Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON – Get Free Report) and Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:PSHG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.9% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Icon Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Icon Energy and Performance Shipping’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 |
| Performance Shipping | 29.70% | 10.21% | 5.48% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Icon Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Performance Shipping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Icon Energy and Performance Shipping”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Icon Energy | $11.26 million | 0.06 | -$4.20 million | ($23.98) | -0.04 |
| Performance Shipping | $84.17 million | 0.26 | $49.97 million | $0.92 | 1.91 |
Performance Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Icon Energy. Icon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Performance Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Icon Energy has a beta of 5.59, suggesting that its share price is 459% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Performance Shipping has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Performance Shipping 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 Performance Shipping
Performance Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services through its tanker vessels worldwide. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of seven Aframax tanker vessels with a combined carrying capacity of 735,910 DWT. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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