Analyzing Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE)

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and TotalEnergies (NYSE:TTE) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and TotalEnergies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okeanis Eco Tankers	56.92%	62.06%	30.15%
TotalEnergies	8.29%	15.66%	6.35%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

16.5% of TotalEnergies shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $21.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 27.1%. TotalEnergies pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays out 195.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TotalEnergies pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TotalEnergies has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Okeanis Eco Tankers and TotalEnergies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0	3	2	1	2.67
TotalEnergies	1	8	10	0	2.47

Okeanis Eco Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $59.52, indicating a potential downside of 23.14%. TotalEnergies has a consensus target price of $88.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.43%. Given TotalEnergies’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TotalEnergies is more favorable than Okeanis Eco Tankers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and TotalEnergies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$391.55 million	7.72	$122.95 million	$10.72	7.22
TotalEnergies	$201.20 billion	1.07	$13.13 billion	$7.99	11.24

TotalEnergies has higher revenue and earnings than Okeanis Eco Tankers. Okeanis Eco Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TotalEnergies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

About Okeanis Eco Tankers

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies SE, a multi-energy company, produces and markets oil and biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity in France, rest of Europe, North America, Africa, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Exploration & Production, Integrated LNG, Integrated Power, Refining & Chemicals, and Marketing & Services. The Exploration & Production segment is involved in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The Integrated LNG segment comprises the integrated gas chain, including upstream and midstream liquified natural gas (LNG) activities, as well as biogas, hydrogen, and gas trading activities. The Integrated Power segment includes generation, storage, electricity trading, and B2B-B2C distribution of gas and electricity. The Refining & Chemicals segment consists of refining, petrochemicals, and specialty chemicals. This segment also includes oil supply, trading, and marine shipping activities. The Marketing & Services segment supplies and markets petroleum products. The company was formerly known as TOTAL SE and changed its name to TotalEnergies SE in June 2021. TotalEnergies SE was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Courbevoie, France.