Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) & Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) Critical Comparison

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) and Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$798.69 million	1.67	$160.90 million	$6.14	7.21
Globus Maritime	$44.21 million	1.73	-$1.75 million	$0.33	10.76

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	2	1	0	2.33
Globus Maritime	0	1	1	0	2.50

Tsakos Energy Navigation presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, suggesting a potential downside of 33.37%. Globus Maritime has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Given Globus Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Globus Maritime is more favorable than Tsakos Energy Navigation.

Risk and Volatility

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime’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%
Globus Maritime	12.72%	3.80%	2.31%

Summary

Globus Maritime beats Tsakos Energy Navigation on 7 of the 13 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 Globus Maritime

Globus Maritime Limited, an integrated dry bulk shipping company, provides marine transportation services worldwide. It owns, operates, and manages a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina, and other dry bulk cargoes. As of September 20, 2024, the company operated eight dry bulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of 571,313 deadweight tonnage. It charters its vessels to operators, trading houses, shipping companies and producers, and government-owned entities. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Athens, Greece. Globus Maritime Limited is a subsidiary of Firment Trading Limited.