Financial Review: Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) versus Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navigator	17.06%	6.35%	3.47%
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Navigator and Orient Overseas International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navigator	$586.96 million	2.23	$100.12 million	$1.48	13.55
Orient Overseas International	$9.72 billion	1.23	$1.51 billion	N/A	N/A

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Navigator.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.0% of Navigator shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Navigator shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Navigator has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orient Overseas International has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Navigator pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Orient Overseas International pays an annual dividend of $7.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Navigator pays out 18.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Navigator has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Navigator and Orient Overseas International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navigator	0	1	4	0	2.80
Orient Overseas International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Navigator presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.23%. Given Navigator’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Navigator is more favorable than Orient Overseas International.

Summary

Navigator beats Orient Overseas International on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Navigator

Navigator Holdings Ltd. engages in owning and operating a fleet of liquefied gas carriers worldwide. It provides international and regional seaborne transportation services of petrochemical gases, liquefied petroleum gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company also offers ship shore infrastructure and consultancy services. It operates a fleet of 56 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers. The company was formerly known as Isle of Man public limited company and changed its name to Navigator Holdings Ltd. in 2006. Navigator Holdings Ltd. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

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.