Analyzing Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (OTCMKTS:ANWWQ) and Reliance (NYSE:RS)

Reliance (NYSE:RS) and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (OTCMKTS:ANWWQ) are both industrials 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Reliance and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reliance	1	5	2	1	2.33
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network	0	0	0	0	0.00

Reliance currently has a consensus target price of $378.67, indicating a potential downside of 10.30%. Given Reliance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Reliance is more favorable than Aegean Marine Petroleum Network.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.3% of Reliance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reliance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Reliance and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reliance	$14.29 billion	1.51	$739.40 million	$17.20	24.54
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Reliance has higher revenue and earnings than Aegean Marine Petroleum Network.

Profitability

This table compares Reliance and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reliance	5.65%	12.51%	8.47%
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Reliance beats Aegean Marine Petroleum Network on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Reliance

Reliance, Inc. operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, which primarily include small machine shops and fabricators. The company was formerly known as Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and changed its name to Reliance, Inc. in February 2024. Reliance, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Aegean Marine Petroleum Network

AEGEAN MARINE PETROLEUM is a marine fuel logistics company that physically supplies and markets refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea. They intends to focus on growing its fleet of double hull bunkering tankers and expanding its service centers in strategic locations worldwide to further enhance the Companys extensive customer relationships and leading industry position.