Contrasting Himalaya Shipping (HSHP) & Its Rivals

Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP) is one of 57 publicly-traded companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Himalaya Shipping to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Himalaya Shipping and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Himalaya Shipping	1	0	0	0	1.00
Himalaya Shipping Competitors	282	1695	1879	97	2.45

As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 48.10%. Given Himalaya Shipping’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himalaya Shipping has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Himalaya Shipping and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Himalaya Shipping	$36.74 million	$1.51 million	N/A
Himalaya Shipping Competitors	$760.39 million	$120.80 million	6.01

Himalaya Shipping’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping.

Dividends

Himalaya Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.9% and pay out 24.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping’s rivals have a beta of 0.75, meaning that their average share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by company insiders. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Himalaya Shipping and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Himalaya Shipping	21.93%	15.72%	3.14%
Himalaya Shipping Competitors	31.98%	16.27%	8.33%

Summary

Himalaya Shipping rivals beat Himalaya Shipping on 12 of the 14 factors compared.

Himalaya Shipping Company Profile

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. provides dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company operates a fleet of vessels. It serves major commodity trading, commodity and energy transition, and multi-modal transport companies. Himalaya Shipping Ltd. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.