Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) and Grupo TMM SAB (OTCMKTS:GTMAY) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Risk & Volatility
Global Ship Lease has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grupo TMM SAB has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Global Ship Lease and Grupo TMM SAB’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Ship Lease | $157.10 million | 0.85 | -$57.36 million | $1.76 | 4.34 |
| Grupo TMM SAB | $79.31 million | 0.41 | $990,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Grupo TMM SAB has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Ship Lease.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
37.3% of Global Ship Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of Grupo TMM SAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Global Ship Lease and Grupo TMM SAB, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Ship Lease | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Grupo TMM SAB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Global Ship Lease currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.07%. Given Global Ship Lease’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Global Ship Lease is more favorable than Grupo TMM SAB.
Profitability
This table compares Global Ship Lease and Grupo TMM SAB’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Ship Lease | -16.69% | 10.14% | 2.70% |
| Grupo TMM SAB | -5.78% | -4.03% | -2.05% |
Summary
Global Ship Lease beats Grupo TMM SAB on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global Ship Lease
Global Ship Lease, Inc. owns and charters containerships of various sizes under fixed-rate charters to container shipping companies. As of December 31, 2018, it owned 38 vessels with a total capacity of 200,615 twenty-foot equivalent units. The company is based in London, the United Kingdom.
About Grupo TMM SAB
Grupo TMM, S.A.B., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a logistics and transportation company in Mexico. It operates in four segments: Maritime, Logistics, Ports and Terminals, and Warehousing. The company offers maritime transportation services, including offshore vessels, which provide transportation and other services to the Mexican offshore oil industry; tankers that transport petroleum products in Mexican waters; parcel tankers, which transport liquid chemical and vegetable oil cargos from and to the United States and Mexico; tugboats that provide towing services at the port of Manzanillo, Mexico; and dry bulk carriers that transport unpackaged commodities, such as steel between South America, the Caribbean, and Mexico. As of March 31, 2018, it operated through a fleet of 39 vessels, which included product and chemical tankers, harbor tugs, and various offshore supply vessels. The company also provides ship repair services through two floating drydocks with a capacity of 3,000 metric tons each; port agent services to vessel owners and operators in the Mexican ports; and warehousing and bonded warehousing facility management services, as well as operates the Tuxpan, Tampico, and Acapulco port facilities. In addition, it offers logistics services, including consulting, analytical, and logistics outsourcing; logistics network analysis; logistics information process design; intermodal transport; supply chain and logistics management; product handling and repackaging; local pre-assembly; container maintenance and repair; and inbound and outbound distribution using various transportation modes to automobile manufacturers and retailers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.
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