Capital Product Partners (NASDAQ:CPLP – Get Rating) and Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP – Get Rating) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Capital Product Partners and Imperial Petroleum's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Capital Product Partners | 50.54% | 13.44% | 4.70% |
| Imperial Petroleum | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
41.6% of Capital Product Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.6% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Capital Product Partners and Imperial Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Capital Product Partners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Imperial Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Capital Product Partners presently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.53%. Given Capital Product Partners' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Capital Product Partners is more favorable than Imperial Petroleum.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Capital Product Partners and Imperial Petroleum's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Capital Product Partners | $184.66 million | 1.45 | $98.18 million | $5.80 | 2.33 |
| Imperial Petroleum | $17.36 million | 3.31 | -$3.64 million | N/A | N/A |
Capital Product Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum.
Summary
Capital Product Partners beats Imperial Petroleum on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Capital Product Partners
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Capital Product Partners L.P., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. Its vessels transport a range of cargoes, including liquefied natural gas, containerized goods, and dry bulk cargo under short-term voyage charters, and medium to long-term time charters. As of April 27, 2022, the company owned 21 vessels, including 11 Neo-Panamax container vessels, three Panamax container vessels, one cape-size bulk carrier, and six LNG carriers. Capital GP L.L.C. serves as the general partner of the company. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece.
About Imperial Petroleum
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Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals; and crude oils. As of March 29, 2022, the company owned four medium range refined petroleum product tankers and one Aframax crude oil tanker with a total capacity of 305,804 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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