Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) & C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) Head-To-Head Comparison

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for C3is and Scorpio Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	0	0	0	0	0.00
Scorpio Tankers	0	3	3	0	2.50

Scorpio Tankers has a consensus target price of $76.40, indicating a potential upside of 50.69%. Given Scorpio Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than C3is.

Volatility & Risk

C3is has a beta of 2.53, meaning that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	5.74%	19.35%	11.24%
Scorpio Tankers	52.40%	22.56%	15.35%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares C3is and Scorpio Tankers”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
C3is	$45.18 million	0.01	$9.29 million	$23.28	0.03
Scorpio Tankers	$1.34 billion	1.91	$546.90 million	$13.95	3.63

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats C3is on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Scorpio Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oi and refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 21, 2024, its fleet consisted of 110 owned and leases financed tanker, including 39 LR2, 57 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 8.1 years. Scorpio Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Monaco.