Contrasting Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and A.P. Moller-Maersk (OTCMKTS:AMKBY)

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and A.P. Moller-Maersk (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Navios Maritime Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. A.P. Moller-Maersk pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Navios Maritime Partners pays out 2.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A.P. Moller-Maersk pays out 23.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and A.P. Moller-Maersk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	23.31%	9.24%	5.04%
A.P. Moller-Maersk	12.11%	12.33%	8.09%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navios Maritime Partners and A.P. Moller-Maersk, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0	0	0	0	0.00
A.P. Moller-Maersk	5	2	0	0	1.29

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Risk and Volatility

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A.P. Moller-Maersk has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and A.P. Moller-Maersk”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.33 billion	1.03	$367.31 million	$10.03	4.61
A.P. Moller-Maersk	$55.48 billion	0.57	$6.11 billion	$2.19	4.53

A.P. Moller-Maersk has higher revenue and earnings than Navios Maritime Partners. A.P. Moller-Maersk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Navios Maritime Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Navios Maritime Partners beats A.P. Moller-Maersk on 7 of the 13 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 A.P. Moller-Maersk

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs. The Logistics & Services segment offers integrated transportation solutions; fulfillment and management solutions, such as landside and air transportation; warehousing, distribution, and depot services; and supply chain management, cold chain logistics, and custom brokerage services. The Terminals segment engages in gateway terminal activities. The Towage & Maritime Services segment provides offshore towage and marine services under the Svitzer brand; reefer containers; offshore supply services; trading; and marine services and integrated solutions to the energy sector. It also offers digital solutions that offer booking, managing, tracking of shipments, and other related activities. The company serves fashion and lifestyle, retail, automotive, chemicals, technology, and FMCG industries. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.