Reviewing Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY)

Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Tsakos Energy Navigation”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orient Overseas International	$9.72 billion	1.50	$1.51 billion	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$798.69 million	1.60	$160.90 million	$6.14	6.93

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Tsakos Energy Navigation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Orient Overseas International and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orient Overseas International	0	1	0	0	2.00
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	2	1	0	2.33

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential downside of 30.62%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Orient Overseas International.

Risk and Volatility

Orient Overseas International has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.28, meaning that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Orient Overseas International pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Tsakos Energy Navigation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	24.81%	23.26%	10.93%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Orient Overseas International on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orient Overseas International

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, an investment holding company, provides container transport and logistics services in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The company offers supply chain management services; and containerised shipping services in various trade lanes comprising Trans-Pacific, Trans-Atlantic, Asia/Europe, Asia/Australia, and Intra-Asia trades. It is also involved in shipping and logistics software application development; container transport, equipment owning and leasing, container depot and warehousing, portfolio investment, trucking, ship owning, terminal operating, cargo consolidation and forwarding, liner and freight agency, property owning, and ship management businesses; operating of vessels; and provision of corporate and trucking services. In addition, the company offers AI and blockchain digital data on network applications, and platform design services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Orient Overseas (International) Limited is a subsidiary of Faulkner Global Holdings Limited.

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.