Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX – Get Free Report) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Endeavour Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Endeavour Silver | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.78 |
Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 58.38%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | $184,074.00 | 223.83 | -$43.08 million | ($0.85) | -0.83 |
| Endeavour Silver | $432.80 million | 6.26 | -$119.10 million | $0.21 | 43.60 |
Odyssey Marine Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Endeavour Silver. Odyssey Marine Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Endeavour Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | -21,320.00% | N/A | -262.11% |
| Endeavour Silver | 9.30% | 17.46% | 8.93% |
Summary
Endeavour Silver beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 11 of the 15 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 Endeavour Silver
Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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