Head to Head Comparison: Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and Odyssey Marine Exploration”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$393.23 million	N/A	$108.86 million	$2.39	16.36
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$467,122.00	249.98	$15.66 million	($0.78)	-2.69

Okeanis Eco Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration 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.

Risk and Volatility

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 186% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okeanis Eco Tankers	21.92%	18.05%	7.05%
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-6,569.59%	N/A	-191.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Okeanis Eco Tankers and Odyssey Marine Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0	4	2	0	2.33
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1	0	0	0	1.00

Okeanis Eco Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.40%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Summary

Okeanis Eco Tankers beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.