Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX – Get Free Report) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Star Bulk Carriers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | -6,569.59% | N/A | -191.52% |
| Star Bulk Carriers | 5.85% | 2.66% | 1.64% |
Volatility and Risk
Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.84, suggesting that its share price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | $770,000.00 | 118.00 | $15.66 million | ($0.78) | -2.09 |
| Star Bulk Carriers | $1.27 billion | 2.11 | $304.65 million | $0.52 | 43.69 |
Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Bulk Carriers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Star Bulk Carriers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Star Bulk Carriers | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.17%. Given Star Bulk Carriers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Summary
Star Bulk Carriers beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Odyssey Marine Exploration
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, discovers, validates, and develops seafloor mineral resources worldwide. The company provides specialized mineral exploration, project development, and marine services to clients. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
About Star Bulk Carriers
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including iron ores, minerals and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 116 dry bulk vessels with combined carrying capacity of 13.1 million deadweight tonnage (dwt) consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 53,489 dwt and 209,537 dwt. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
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