Ocean Yield ASA (OTCMKTS:OYIEF) vs. Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) Critical Comparison

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and Ocean Yield ASA (OTCMKTS:OYIEF) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Ocean Yield ASA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tsakos Energy Navigation	24.81%	23.26%	10.93%
Ocean Yield ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Ocean Yield ASA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	2	1	0	2.33
Ocean Yield ASA	0	0	0	0	0.00

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

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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Ocean Yield ASA”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$798.69 million	1.60	$160.90 million	$6.14	6.93
Ocean Yield ASA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Ocean Yield ASA.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Ocean Yield ASA on 9 of the 9 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 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.