Analyzing Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) and Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY)

Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) and Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Imperial Petroleum and Orient Overseas International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Petroleum	0	1	1	0	2.50
Orient Overseas International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Imperial Petroleum presently has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Given Imperial Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Imperial Petroleum is more favorable than Orient Overseas International.

Risk & Volatility

Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orient Overseas International has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Imperial Petroleum and Orient Overseas International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Petroleum	29.79%	13.80%	8.04%
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Imperial Petroleum and Orient Overseas International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Imperial Petroleum	$127.68 million	1.24	$50.16 million	$1.02	4.50
Orient Overseas International	$10.70 billion	N/A	$2.58 billion	N/A	N/A

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum.

Summary

Imperial Petroleum beats Orient Overseas International on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Imperial Petroleum

Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals, crude oils, iron ore, coal and grains, and minor bulks, such as bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of April 1, 2024, the company owned and operated a fleet of six medium range refined petroleum product tankers; one Aframax tanker; two suezmax tankers; and two handysize drybulk carriers with a total capacity of 791,000 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About Orient Overseas International

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, an investment holding company, provides container transport and logistics services in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The company offers supply chain management services; and containerised shipping services in various trade lanes comprising Trans-Pacific, Trans-Atlantic, Asia/Europe, Asia/Australia, and Intra-Asia trades. It is also involved in shipping and logistics software application development; container transport, equipment owning and leasing, container depot and warehousing, portfolio investment, trucking, ship owning, terminal operating, cargo consolidation and forwarding, liner and freight agency, property owning, and ship management businesses; operating of vessels; and provision of corporate and trucking services. In addition, the company offers AI and blockchain digital data on network applications, and platform design services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Orient Overseas (International) Limited is a subsidiary of Faulkner Global Holdings Limited.