CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT – Get Free Report) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for CMB.TECH and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| CMB.TECH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.33 |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Profitability
This table compares CMB.TECH and Tsakos Energy Navigation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| CMB.TECH | 37.19% | 30.02% | 9.90% |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 33.81% | 46.44% | 21.75% |
Dividends
CMB.TECH pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. CMB.TECH pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tsakos Energy Navigation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Volatility & Risk
CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares CMB.TECH and Tsakos Energy Navigation”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| CMB.TECH | $2.27 billion | 1.71 | $160.70 million | $2.91 | 6.69 |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | $798.69 million | 1.80 | $160.90 million | $9.87 | 4.85 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CMB.TECH. Tsakos Energy Navigation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMB.TECH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Tsakos Energy Navigation beats CMB.TECH on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About CMB.TECH
Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.
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.
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