Contrasting Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) & Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY)

Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) and Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Dividends

Orient Overseas International pays an annual dividend of $7.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Pangaea Logistics Solutions”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orient Overseas International	$10.70 billion	N/A	$2.58 billion	N/A	N/A
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$536.54 million	1.03	$28.90 million	$0.30	28.27

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Pangaea Logistics Solutions.

Volatility and Risk

Orient Overseas International has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Orient Overseas International and Pangaea Logistics Solutions, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orient Overseas International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	0	2	1	0	2.33

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.13%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Orient Overseas International.

Profitability

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Pangaea Logistics Solutions’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	2.67%	3.26%	1.64%

Summary

Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Orient Overseas International on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pangaea Logistics Solutions

Pangaea Logistics Solutions, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne dry bulk logistics and transportation services to industrial customers worldwide. It offers various dry bulk cargoes, such as grains, coal, iron ore, pig iron, hot briquetted iron, bauxite, alumina, cement clinker, dolomite, and limestone. The company's ocean logistics services comprise cargo loading, cargo discharge, vessel chartering, voyage planning, and technical vessel management. It owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island.