Ocean Yield ASA (OTCMKTS:OYIEF) & Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) Head-To-Head Review

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and Ocean Yield ASA (OTCMKTS:OYIEF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Ocean Yield ASA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.34 billion	1.73	$285.33 million	$11.87	6.84
Ocean Yield ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Navios Maritime Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Ocean Yield ASA.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Navios Maritime Partners and Ocean Yield ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0	1	1	0	2.50
Ocean Yield ASA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Navios Maritime Partners presently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Given Navios Maritime Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Navios Maritime Partners is more favorable than Ocean Yield ASA.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Ocean Yield ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	25.05%	10.48%	5.83%
Ocean Yield ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats Ocean Yield ASA on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Navios Maritime Partners

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. owns and operates dry cargo vessels in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The company offers seaborne transportation services for a range of liquid and dry cargo commodities, including crude oil, refined petroleum, chemicals, iron ore, coal, grain, fertilizer, and containers, as well as charters its vessels under short, medium, and longer-term charters. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Monaco.

About Ocean Yield ASA

Ocean Yield ASA engages in the investment, acquisition, sale, and leasing of marine installations. It operates through the following segments: Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO), Other Oil Service, Car Carriers, Container Vessels, Tankers, Other Shipping, and Other. The FPSO segment invests in floating production, storage, and offloading vessels. The Other Oil Service segment consists of subsea construction vessels, cable lay vessels, and anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS). The Car Carriers segment offers pure car truck carriers (PCTC). The Container Vessels segment includes the equity investment in mega container vessels. The Tankers segment deals with investments in chemical, product, and crude tankers. The Other Shipping segment includes investments within chemical and product tankers. The Other segment refers to any other investments made by the group. The company was founded in March 2012 and is headquartered in Lysaker, Norway.