Comparing CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) & Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN)

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and CMB.TECH’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%
CMB.TECH	37.19%	30.02%	9.90%

Dividends

Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CMB.TECH pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its share price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and CMB.TECH”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	1.64	$160.90 million	$6.14	7.09
CMB.TECH	$1.67 billion	2.30	$160.70 million	$2.91	6.61

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Tsakos Energy Navigation and CMB.TECH, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	2	1	0	2.33
CMB.TECH	0	1	0	2	3.33

Tsakos Energy Navigation currently has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential downside of 32.23%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than CMB.TECH.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats CMB.TECH on 9 of the 17 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 CMB.TECH

Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.