Reviewing Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) & Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX)

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wheaton Precious Metals and Odyssey Marine Exploration”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheaton Precious Metals	$3.17 billion	17.29	$1.47 billion	$4.51	26.78
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$350,000.00	93.02	-$43.08 million	($0.85)	-0.65

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Wheaton Precious Metals and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheaton Precious Metals	64.66%	21.97%	19.83%
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-21,320.00%	N/A	-262.11%

Risk & Volatility

Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Wheaton Precious Metals and Odyssey Marine Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheaton Precious Metals	0	1	10	0	2.91
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1	0	0	0	1.00

Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of $172.11, indicating a potential upside of 42.51%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. primarily sells precious metals in North America, Europe, and South America. It produces and sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.