Comparing Ocean Yield ASA (OTCMKTS:OYIEF) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Ocean Yield ASA and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ocean Yield ASA and Tsakos Energy Navigation”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Ocean Yield ASA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.