Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) Head to Head Survey

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Okeanis Eco 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
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$393.23 million	1.77	$145.25 million	$3.38	6.39
C3is	$45.18 million	0.00	$9.29 million	$58.20	0.01

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Okeanis Eco Tankers and C3is, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0	0	1	0	3.00
C3is	0	0	0	0	0.00

Okeanis Eco Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.14%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than C3is.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okeanis Eco Tankers	27.68%	25.40%	9.58%
C3is	5.74%	19.35%	11.24%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Volatility and Risk

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, C3is has a beta of 2.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Okeanis Eco Tankers beats C3is on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Okeanis Eco Tankers

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.

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.