Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP – Get Rating) and TORM (NASDAQ:TRMD – Get Rating) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
4.6% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Imperial Petroleum and TORM, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Imperial Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| TORM | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
TORM has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.44%. Given TORM's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TORM is more favorable than Imperial Petroleum.
Profitability
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and TORM's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Imperial Petroleum | -8.56% | -6.77% | -1.11% |
| TORM | -1.48% | -0.98% | -0.46% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and TORM's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Imperial Petroleum | $17.36 million | 3.03 | -$3.64 million | N/A | N/A |
| TORM | $619.50 million | 2.24 | -$42.09 million | ($0.14) | -133.56 |
Imperial Petroleum has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TORM.
Summary
TORM beats Imperial Petroleum on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Imperial Petroleum
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Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals; and crude oils. As of March 29, 2022, the company owned four medium range refined petroleum product tankers and one Aframax crude oil tanker with a total capacity of 305,804 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
About TORM
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TORM plc, a product tanker company, engages in the transportation of refined oil products and crude oil worldwide. The company transports gasoline, jet fuel, and naphtha. As of March 23, 2022, it operated a fleet of approximately 85 vessels. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
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