Head-To-Head Contrast: Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) & Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT)

Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) and Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Nordic American Tankers and Intercont (Cayman)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nordic American Tankers	$301.17 million	2.56	$46.64 million	$0.02	182.20
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Nordic American Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman).

Profitability

This table compares Nordic American Tankers and Intercont (Cayman)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nordic American Tankers	7.58%	2.67%	1.54%
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Nordic American Tankers and Intercont (Cayman), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nordic American Tankers	0	3	0	0	2.00
Intercont (Cayman)	1	0	0	0	1.00

Nordic American Tankers presently has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential downside of 10.81%. Given Nordic American Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Nordic American Tankers is more favorable than Intercont (Cayman).

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers 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.

Summary

Nordic American Tankers beats Intercont (Cayman) on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nordic American Tankers

Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Intercont (Cayman)

Intercont (Cayman) Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of global maritime shipping services through its subsidiaries. Its services include time chartering and vessel management. The company was founded on July 4, 2023 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.