Contrasting Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) and Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS)

Britannia Bulk (OTCMKTS:BBLKF) and Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Britannia Bulk and Pyxis Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Britannia Bulk	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pyxis Tankers	0	0	1	0	3.00

Pyxis Tankers has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 163.85%. Given Pyxis Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pyxis Tankers is more favorable than Britannia Bulk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Britannia Bulk has a beta of 19.35, meaning that its stock price is 1,835% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pyxis Tankers has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Britannia Bulk and Pyxis Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pyxis Tankers	65.17%	32.93%	18.44%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Britannia Bulk and Pyxis Tankers”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Britannia Bulk	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pyxis Tankers	$45.47 million	0.88	$37.04 million	$2.80	1.35

Pyxis Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Britannia Bulk.

Summary

Pyxis Tankers beats Britannia Bulk on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pyxis Tankers

Pyxis Tankers Inc. operates as a maritime transportation company with a focus on the tanker sector worldwide. The company operates through Tanker Vessels and Dry-Bulk Vessels segments. Its fleet transports refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil, as well as other liquid bulk items, including vegetable oils and organic chemicals. As of March 29, 2024, the company operated a fleet of four tankers and two dry-bulk vessels. Pyxis Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Maroussi, Greece. Pyxis Tankers Inc. is a subsidiary of Maritime Investors Corp.