Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK – Get Free Report) and Kirby (NYSE:KEX – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Kirby 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Genco Shipping & Trading and Kirby, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Kirby | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.86 |
Profitability
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Kirby’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | 9.15% | 6.46% | 4.83% |
| Kirby | 10.18% | 10.44% | 5.82% |
Risk and Volatility
Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Genco Shipping & Trading and Kirby”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Genco Shipping & Trading | $342.05 million | 3.32 | -$4.37 million | $0.91 | 28.66 |
| Kirby | $3.36 billion | 2.02 | $354.57 million | $6.50 | 19.85 |
Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Kirby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Kirby beats Genco Shipping & Trading on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Genco Shipping & Trading
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. is an international ship owning company, which engages in the transportation of iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite, steel products, and other drybulk cargoes. It operates through the Major Bulk and Minor Bulk segments. The Major Bulk segment focuses on Capesize vessels. The Minor Bulk segment consists of Ultramax and Supramax vessels. The company was founded on September 27, 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About Kirby
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessel transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barge throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. It also transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,076 inland tank barges, approximately 281 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 25 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves to various companies, the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
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