Himalaya Shipping (HSHP) Competitors $4.60 -0.17 (-3.47%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.57 -0.02 (-0.52%) As of 05:38 AM 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HSHP vs. GSL, AZUL, ULH, UP, GNK, VLRS, CVLG, SNCY, LIND, and FIPShould you be buying Himalaya Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himalaya Shipping include Global Ship Lease (GSL), Azul (AZUL), Universal Logistics (ULH), Wheels Up Experience (UP), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación (VLRS), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), and FTAI Infrastructure (FIP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Himalaya Shipping vs. Global Ship Lease Azul Universal Logistics Wheels Up Experience Genco Shipping & Trading Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Covenant Logistics Group Sun Country Airlines Lindblad Expeditions FTAI Infrastructure Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, GSL or HSHP? Global Ship Lease has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.95, indicating that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GSL or HSHP? Global Ship Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping. Global Ship Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlobal Ship Lease$705.53M1.02$304.50M$9.732.09Himalaya Shipping$123.58M1.48$1.51M$0.489.57 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GSL or HSHP? Global Ship Lease received 161 more outperform votes than Himalaya Shipping when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.16% of users gave Global Ship Lease an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Himalaya Shipping an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGlobal Ship LeaseOutperform Votes16162.16% Underperform Votes9837.84% Himalaya ShippingOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes1100.00% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSL or HSHP? 50.1% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Global Ship Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate GSL or HSHP? Global Ship Lease currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.73%. Given Global Ship Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Global Ship Lease is more favorable than Himalaya Shipping.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Global Ship Lease 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50Himalaya Shipping 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Is GSL or HSHP a better dividend stock? Global Ship Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Himalaya Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Global Ship Lease pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Himalaya Shipping pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Global Ship Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is GSL or HSHP more profitable? Global Ship Lease has a net margin of 46.38% compared to Himalaya Shipping's net margin of 17.03%. Global Ship Lease's return on equity of 27.88% beat Himalaya Shipping's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Global Ship Lease46.38% 27.88% 16.36% Himalaya Shipping 17.03%13.36%2.49% Does the media favor GSL or HSHP? In the previous week, Global Ship Lease had 4 more articles in the media than Himalaya Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Global Ship Lease and 3 mentions for Himalaya Shipping. Global Ship Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Himalaya Shipping's score of -0.14 indicating that Global Ship Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Global Ship Lease 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himalaya Shipping 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGlobal Ship Lease beats Himalaya Shipping on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Himalaya Shipping News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HSHP 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 NYSE 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 HSHP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHimalaya ShippingDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$183.20M$675.51M$285.39B$18.52BDividend Yield3.59%6.39%4.27%4.22%P/E Ratio9.575.1612.8031.15Price / Sales1.481.08197.7325.69Price / Cash18.264.0411.6917.53Price / Book1.190.571.764.29Net Income$1.51M$99.79M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.11%0.61%-0.17%-0.79%1 Month Performance-20.02%-11.64%-9.49%-6.88%1 Year Performance-41.01%-26.86%-11.48%1.74% Himalaya Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HSHPHimalaya Shipping0.9114 of 5 stars$4.60-3.5%N/A-40.4%$183.20M$123.58M9.572Short Interest ↑GSLGlobal Ship Lease3.9936 of 5 stars$20.36+2.6%$28.00+37.5%-5.0%$721.70M$705.53M2.257Positive NewsAZULAzul1.4501 of 5 stars$1.67+12.1%$5.36+220.8%-75.6%$704.02M$19.53B-0.2412,500ULHUniversal Logistics3.5737 of 5 stars$26.42+1.6%$44.00+66.5%-21.7%$695.30M$1.85B5.358,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageUPWheels Up Experience0.4296 of 5 stars$0.79-6.5%N/A-69.6%$593.27M$792.10M-1.592,170Gap UpGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.423 of 5 stars$12.77-3.2%$23.00+80.1%-39.5%$546.02M$423.02M7.301,010VLRSControladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación2.1824 of 5 stars$4.54-3.4%$12.88+183.6%-37.9%$529.36M$3.14B2.736,710Short Interest ↑CVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.2566 of 5 stars$19.39+1.2%$35.25+81.8%-15.8%$514.80M$1.13B14.974,610Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSNCYSun Country Airlines4.1491 of 5 stars$9.68-6.5%$17.71+83.0%-29.2%$514.57M$1.08B10.192,510Short Interest ↓News CoverageLINDLindblad Expeditions4.0117 of 5 stars$8.18+0.4%$15.67+91.5%+7.6%$446.51M$644.73M-10.91720News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFIPFTAI Infrastructure2.115 of 5 stars$3.38+3.0%$11.50+240.2%-52.2%$385.12M$331.50M-1.71600Gap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Ship Lease Alternatives Azul Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives Wheels Up Experience Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives FTAI Infrastructure Alternatives 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 (NYSE:HSHP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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