Castor Maritime (CTRM) Competitors $2.15 -0.01 (-0.46%) Closing price 04/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.20 +0.05 (+2.33%) As of 04/17/2025 05:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CTRM vs. IMPP, CACO, BEST, HTCO, MESA, YTRA, AIRT, SFWL, TORO, and SRFMShould you be buying Castor Maritime stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Castor Maritime include Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), Caravelle International Group (CACO), BEST (BEST), Caravelle International Group (HTCO), Mesa Air Group (MESA), Yatra Online (YTRA), Air T (AIRT), Shengfeng Development (SFWL), Toro (TORO), and Surf Air Mobility (SRFM). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Castor Maritime vs. Imperial Petroleum Caravelle International Group BEST Caravelle International Group Mesa Air Group Yatra Online Air T Shengfeng Development Toro Surf Air Mobility Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is IMPP or CTRM more profitable? Castor Maritime has a net margin of 95.54% compared to Imperial Petroleum's net margin of 34.01%. Imperial Petroleum's return on equity of 17.50% beat Castor Maritime's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imperial Petroleum34.01% 17.50% 12.89% Castor Maritime 95.54%13.09%10.70% Which has more volatility and risk, IMPP or CTRM? Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IMPP or CTRM? In the previous week, Imperial Petroleum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Castor Maritime'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Imperial Petroleum Neutral Castor Maritime Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMPP or CTRM? Castor Maritime received 13 more outperform votes than Imperial Petroleum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 87.50% of users gave Castor Maritime an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Imperial Petroleum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformImperial PetroleumOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% Castor MaritimeOutperform Votes1487.50% Underperform Votes212.50% Do insiders & institutionals believe in IMPP or CTRM? 94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IMPP or CTRM? Imperial Petroleum has higher revenue and earnings than Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Petroleum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImperial Petroleum$147.48M0.50$50.16M$1.431.72Castor Maritime$76.44M0.27$38.64M$3.350.64 SummaryImperial Petroleum beats Castor Maritime on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Castor Maritime News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTRM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTRM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCastor MaritimeDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$20.77M$691.27M$285.40B$7.34BDividend YieldN/A6.30%4.21%4.30%P/E Ratio0.645.4212.9917.80Price / Sales0.271.11197.7497.73Price / Cash0.494.0411.6934.64Price / Book0.050.591.833.98Net Income$38.64M$99.79M$544.29M$247.81M1 Month Performance-15.69%-12.44%-8.36%-7.84%1 Year Performance-36.20%-25.50%-10.99%1.60% Castor Maritime Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTRMCastor MaritimeN/A$2.15-0.5%N/A-37.5%$20.77M$76.44M0.641Gap DownIMPPImperial Petroleum0.4108 of 5 stars$2.24-1.3%N/A-23.1%$66.78M$147.48M1.5774News CoverageCACOCaravelle International GroupN/A$1.14-7.0%N/A+0.9%$59.90M$95.26M0.002BESTBESTN/A$2.81+0.2%N/A+34.9%$56.37M$8.54B-0.534,380Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHTCOCaravelle International GroupN/A$1.05-7.5%N/AN/A$55.41M$108.18M0.0031Gap DownMESAMesa Air Group0.3776 of 5 stars$1.10+54.9%N/A+24.4%$45.44M$475.52M-0.482,450Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeYTRAYatra Online2.9593 of 5 stars$0.70-5.5%$3.00+329.8%-52.7%$44.05M$6.79B73.00960News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAIRTAir T0.4562 of 5 stars$15.40-1.0%N/A-27.0%$41.98M$298.22M-55.00500News CoverageSFWLShengfeng DevelopmentN/A$0.96+0.5%N/A-45.8%$38.79M$504.16M0.001,341Gap UpTOROToro1.6765 of 5 stars$2.03+1.3%N/A-54.9%$38.43M$80.63M1.91N/AEarnings ReportShort Interest ↓SRFMSurf Air Mobility1.2 of 5 stars$2.23+0.7%$6.26+181.5%-30.3%$38.25M$119.43M-0.14625Short Interest ↑Negative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Imperial Petroleum Competitors Caravelle International Group Competitors BEST Competitors Caravelle International Group Competitors Mesa Air Group Competitors Yatra Online Competitors Air T Competitors Shengfeng Development Competitors Toro Competitors Surf Air Mobility Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTRM) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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