Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX – Get Free Report) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN – Get Free Report) 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, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Tsakos Energy Navigation”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | $770,000.00 | 148.76 | $15.66 million | ($0.78) | -2.63 |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | $804.06 million | 0.85 | $176.23 million | $3.18 | 7.12 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.21%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Profitability
This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Tsakos Energy Navigation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | -6,569.59% | -14.85% | -191.52% |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 15.97% | 13.36% | 6.31% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Odyssey Marine Exploration
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, discovers, validates, and develops seafloor mineral resources worldwide. The company provides specialized mineral exploration, project development, and marine services to clients. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
About Tsakos Energy Navigation
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. engages in the provision of seaborne crude oil and petroleum product transportation services. Its activities include the operation of crude tankers, product tankers, and liquefied natural gas carriers. The company was founded by Nikolas P. Tsakos and Michael Gordon Jolliffee in July 1993 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.
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