Financial Contrast: Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) versus C3is (NASDAQ:CISS)

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Teekay Tankers and C3is’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Teekay Tankers	42.60%	16.34%	14.87%
C3is	15.28%	6.78%	6.16%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Teekay Tankers and C3is, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Teekay Tankers	1	2	3	2	2.75
C3is	1	0	0	0	1.00

Teekay Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.15%. Given Teekay Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teekay Tankers is more favorable than C3is.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Teekay Tankers and C3is”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Teekay Tankers	$951.80 million	2.37	$351.19 million	$12.30	5.30
C3is	$34.76 million	0.03	$10.47 million	($1,128.22)	0.00

Teekay Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than C3is. C3is is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teekay Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats C3is on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Teekay Tankers

Teekay Tankers Ltd. provides crude oil and other marine transportation services to oil industries in Bermuda and internationally. The company offers voyage and time charter services; offshore ship-to-ship transfer services of commodities primarily crude oil and refined oil products; and tanker commercial and technical management services. It also engages management of vessels, procurement, and equipment rental businesses. Teekay Tankers Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About C3is

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.