Financial Review: Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) & Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN)

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Okeanis Eco Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tsakos Energy Navigation	15.97%	13.36%	6.31%
Okeanis Eco Tankers	21.92%	18.05%	7.05%

Risk and Volatility

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.21, indicating that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Okeanis Eco Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	3	1	0	2.25
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0	4	2	0	2.33

Tsakos Energy Navigation presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.48%. Okeanis Eco Tankers has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.45%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Okeanis Eco Tankers.

Insider & 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.

Dividends

Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays out 125.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Okeanis Eco Tankers”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$804.06 million	0.96	$176.23 million	$3.18	8.03
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$393.23 million	N/A	$108.86 million	$2.39	16.55

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Okeanis Eco Tankers. Tsakos Energy Navigation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okeanis Eco Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Okeanis Eco Tankers beats Tsakos Energy Navigation on 8 of the 15 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 Okeanis Eco Tankers

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.