Critical Analysis: Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) versus MMEX Resources (OTCMKTS:MMEX)

Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) and MMEX Resources (OTCMKTS:MMEX) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Nordic American Tankers and MMEX Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nordic American Tankers	24.19%	9.16%	4.59%
MMEX Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Nordic American Tankers and MMEX Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nordic American Tankers	1	2	1	0	2.00
MMEX Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Nordic American Tankers currently has a consensus target price of $5.33, suggesting a potential downside of 21.10%. Given MMEX Resources’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MMEX Resources is more favorable than Nordic American Tankers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of MMEX Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nordic American Tankers and MMEX Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nordic American Tankers	$182.54 million	7.84	$12.27 million	$0.27	25.04
MMEX Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.11)	N/A

Nordic American Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than MMEX Resources. MMEX Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Nordic American Tankers beats MMEX Resources on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nordic American Tankers

Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About MMEX Resources

MMEX Resources Corporation engages in the development, financing, construction, and operation of solar-powered modular refineries producing clean fuels, hydrogen, and carbon capture. It intends to produce green and/or blue hydrogen with the option of hydrogen conversion to ammonia or methanol. MMEX Resources Corporation was founded in 1986 and is based in Austin, Texas.