Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN – Get Free Report) and DFDS A/S (OTCMKTS:DFDDF – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and DFDS A/S’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% |
| DFDS A/S | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | $798.69 million | 1.64 | $160.90 million | $6.14 | 7.08 |
| DFDS A/S | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than DFDS A/S.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Tsakos Energy Navigation and DFDS A/S, 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 |
| DFDS A/S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation presently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential downside of 32.14%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than DFDS A/S.
Summary
Tsakos Energy Navigation beats DFDS A/S on 9 of the 9 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 DFDS A/S
DFDS A/S provides logistics solutions in Denmark and internationally. The company operates through Ferry and Logistics divisions. The Ferry division operates ferry routes in and around Europe transporting freight units, primarily trailers and passengers, as well as offers port terminal services. This division provides ferry services primarily to forwarders and hauliers, as well as manufacturers of heavy industrial goods, such as automotive, cold chain, FMCG and retailers, construction, refuse derived fuel and waste, forest products, metals, and chemicals; and operates mini cruises, and business and corporate events. The Logistics division provides transport solutions for full- and part loads, special cargo, and multimodal transport; contract logistics solutions, including warehousing. The company operates 30 ferry routes, 66 ferries, and 8 port terminals. DFDS A/S was founded in 1866 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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