Reviewing Icon Energy (ICON) and The Competition

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) is one of 79 publicly-traded companies in the “Marine Transportation” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Icon Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Icon Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Icon Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00
Icon Energy Competitors	447	1646	1704	96	2.37

As a group, “Marine Transportation” companies have a potential upside of 23.68%. Given Icon Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Icon Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Icon Energy and its rivals’ 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
Icon Energy Competitors	31.88%	14.46%	7.15%

Volatility & Risk

Icon Energy has a beta of 5.22, meaning that its share price is 422% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icon Energy’s rivals have a beta of 1.14, meaning that their average share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Icon Energy and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Icon Energy	$11.26 million	-$4.20 million	-0.04
Icon Energy Competitors	$3.76 billion	$351.16 million	12.58

Icon Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Icon Energy. Icon Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

30.8% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Icon Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.2% of shares of all “Marine Transportation” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Icon Energy rivals beat Icon Energy on 11 of the 12 factors compared.

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.