Contrasting Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT)

Intercont (Cayman) (NASDAQ:NCT) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Intercont (Cayman) and Star Bulk Carriers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercont (Cayman)	1	0	0	0	1.00
Star Bulk Carriers	0	1	1	1	3.00

Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.87%. Given Star Bulk Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Intercont (Cayman).

Profitability

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Star Bulk Carriers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Star Bulk Carriers	5.85%	2.66%	1.64%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Intercont (Cayman) and Star Bulk Carriers”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercont (Cayman)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27 billion	2.11	$304.65 million	$0.52	43.56

Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Intercont (Cayman).

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Intercont (Cayman) on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Star Bulk Carriers

Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including iron ores, minerals and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 116 dry bulk vessels with combined carrying capacity of 13.1 million deadweight tonnage (dwt) consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 53,489 dwt and 209,537 dwt. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.