Head to Head Analysis: Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) & Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO)

Caravelle International Group (NASDAQ:CACO) and Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Caravelle International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Caravelle International Group and Navios Maritime Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caravelle International Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Navios Maritime Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00

Navios Maritime Partners has a consensus price target of $80.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.22%. Given Navios Maritime Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Caravelle International Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Navios Maritime Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Caravelle International Group	$95.26 million	1.63	-$9.33 million	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.33 billion	0.97	$367.31 million	$11.99	3.60

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Caravelle International Group.

Volatility & Risk

Caravelle International Group has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Caravelle International Group and Navios Maritime Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caravelle International Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Navios Maritime Partners	27.53%	11.64%	6.36%

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Caravelle International Group on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Caravelle International Group

Caravelle International Group, through its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation services in Singapore and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Heating Business. It provides international shipping services and carbon-neutral solutions for wood desiccation. The company also provides seaborne transportation services under the voyage contracts. In addition, it provides vessel services on behalf of ship owners. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

About Navios Maritime Partners

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. owns and operates dry cargo vessels in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The company offers seaborne transportation services for a range of liquid and dry cargo commodities, including crude oil, refined petroleum, chemicals, iron ore, coal, grain, fertilizer, and containers, as well as charters its vessels under short, medium, and longer-term charters. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Monaco.