Contrasting Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Okeanis Eco Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.29%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$770,000.00	158.53	$15.66 million	($0.78)	-2.81
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$393.23 million	N/A	$108.86 million	$2.39	16.18

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.

Summary

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

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.

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.