C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) & Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) Critical Comparison

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

10.5% of C3is shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for C3is and Dorian LPG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
C3is	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dorian LPG	0	0	2	0	3.00

Dorian LPG has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.16%. Given Dorian LPG’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than C3is.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares C3is and Dorian LPG”s gross 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
Dorian LPG	$560.72 million	1.83	$307.45 million	$5.90	4.06

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

Profitability

This table compares C3is and Dorian LPG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
C3is	5.74%	19.35%	11.24%
Dorian LPG	47.87%	23.75%	13.48%

Volatility and Risk

C3is has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its stock price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dorian LPG 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 Dorian LPG

Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas through its LPG tankers worldwide. It owns and operates twenty-five very large gas carriers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.