Contrasting Genco Shipping & Trading (OTCMKTS:GNKOQ) and Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

Genco Shipping & Trading (OTCMKTS:GNKOQ) and Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 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 Genco Shipping & Trading and Navios Maritime Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genco Shipping & Trading	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime Partners	30.27%	12.48%	6.99%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Navios Maritime Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genco Shipping & Trading	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.34 billion	1.85	$285.33 million	$15.31	5.68

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Genco Shipping & Trading and Navios Maritime Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genco Shipping & Trading	0	0	0	0	0.00
Navios Maritime Partners	0	1	1	0	2.50

Navios Maritime Partners has a consensus target price of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.07%. Given Navios Maritime Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Genco Shipping & Trading.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Genco Shipping & Trading on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Genco Shipping & Trading

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GS&T) transports iron ore, coal, grain, steel products and other drybulk cargoes along worldwide shipping routes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carrier vessels. As of December 31, 2012, GS&T’s fleet consisted of 53 drybulk carriers, including nine capesize, eight panamax, 17 supramax, six handymax and 13 handysize drybulk carriers, with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 3,810,000 deadweight tonnages. The average age of the Company’s fleet was approximately 7.8 years as of December 31, 2012. Additionally, five of the Company’s vessels operate in the Lauritzen Pool. It has two segments: GS&T and Baltic Trading Limited (Baltic Trading). The Company provides technical services for drybulk vessels purchased by Maritime Equity Partners (MEP) under an agency agreement between the Company and MEP. These services include oversight of crew management, insurance, drydocking, ship operations and financial statement preparation.

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.