Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP – Get Rating) and Atlas (NYSE:ATCO – Get Rating) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Imperial Petroleum and Atlas, as provided by MarketBeat.
Get Imperial Petroleum alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Imperial Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Atlas | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
Atlas has a consensus price target of $15.09, indicating a potential upside of 5.23%. Given Atlas' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlas is more favorable than Imperial Petroleum.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and Atlas' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Imperial Petroleum | $17.36 million | 2.98 | -$3.64 million | N/A | N/A |
| Atlas | $1.65 billion | 2.16 | $400.50 million | $1.77 | 8.10 |
Atlas has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum.
Profitability
This table compares Imperial Petroleum and Atlas' 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% |
| Atlas | 32.11% | 14.16% | 4.74% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
4.6% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Atlas shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Atlas beats Imperial Petroleum on 8 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 Atlas
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Atlas Corp. operates as an asset manager and operator of containerships. The company, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent charter owner and manager of containerships. The company charters its containerships under long-term and fixed-rate time charters to various container liner companies. It also provides electricity to oil and gas, mining, and other industries, as well as government backed and private utilities; and power solutions comprising plant design, fast-tracked installation of generating equipment and balance of plant, plant operation, and service and maintenance. As of March 10, 2022, the company operated a fleet of 132 vessels, 30 gas turbines, and 414 diesel generators. Atlas Corp. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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