Contrasting Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) & Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF)

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Britannia Bulk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	5.27%	8.54%	4.35%
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Britannia Bulk’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$499.27 million	0.67	$26.32 million	$0.59	12.17
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Britannia Bulk.

Risk and Volatility

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Britannia Bulk has a beta of 18.89, suggesting that its share price is 1,789% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and Britannia Bulk, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	0	1	0	0	2.00
Britannia Bulk	0	0	0	0	N/A

Pangaea Logistics Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.87%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Britannia Bulk.

Summary

Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Britannia Bulk on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pangaea Logistics Solutions

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne dry bulk logistics and transportation services to industrial customers worldwide. It offers various dry bulk cargoes, such as grains, coal, iron ore, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone. The company's ocean logistics services comprise cargo loading, cargo discharge, vessel chartering, voyage planning, and technical vessel management. It owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.

About Britannia Bulk

Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drybulk shipping and maritime logistics services. It primarily transports coal, fertilizers, scrap metals, iron-ore, grain, and other bulk cargoes from the Baltic region to Northern and Western Europe. The company's logistics services include port modification, fendering, lightening, dredging of berths, maximizing vessel throughput in ports, provision of floating cranes, and self-discharging equipment. The company serves power companies, coal producers, and commodity trading houses. Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. was formerly known as Britannia Bulk PLC and changed its name to Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. in June 2008. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. As of 2010, Britannia Bulk Holdings Inc. is in liquidation.