Reviewing Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and DFDS A/S (OTCMKTS:DFDDF)

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and DFDS A/S (OTCMKTS:DFDDF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Tsakos Energy Navigation and DFDS A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	2	1	0	2.33
DFDS A/S	0	0	0	0	0.00

Tsakos Energy Navigation currently has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential downside of 31.01%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than DFDS A/S.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and DFDS A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$798.69 million	1.61	$160.90 million	$6.14	6.96
DFDS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than DFDS A/S.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and DFDS A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tsakos Energy Navigation	24.81%	23.26%	10.93%
DFDS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats DFDS A/S on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About DFDS A/S

DFDS A/S provides logistics solutions in Denmark and internationally. The company operates through Ferry and Logistics divisions. The Ferry division operates ferry routes in and around Europe transporting freight units, primarily trailers and passengers, as well as offers port terminal services. This division provides ferry services primarily to forwarders and hauliers, as well as manufacturers of heavy industrial goods, such as automotive, cold chain, FMCG and retailers, construction, refuse derived fuel and waste, forest products, metals, and chemicals; and operates mini cruises, and business and corporate events. The Logistics division provides transport solutions for full- and part loads, special cargo, and multimodal transport; contract logistics solutions, including warehousing. The company operates 30 ferry routes, 66 ferries, and 8 port terminals. DFDS A/S was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.