ISS A/S (OTCMKTS:ISSDY) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) Head to Head Survey

Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and ISS A/S (OTCMKTS:ISSDY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and ISS A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odyssey Marine Exploration	58.65%	N/A	-57.92%
ISS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and ISS A/S’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$1.34 million	56.81	-$23.14 million	N/A	N/A
ISS A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ISS A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Odyssey Marine Exploration and ISS A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Odyssey Marine Exploration	0	0	1	0	3.00
ISS A/S	0	1	0	0	2.00

Odyssey Marine Exploration presently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.85%. Given Odyssey Marine Exploration’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Odyssey Marine Exploration is more favorable than ISS A/S.

Summary

Odyssey Marine Exploration beats ISS A/S on 7 of the 8 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 ISS A/S

ISS A/S operates as workplace experience and facility management company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Türkiye, Spain, Denmark, and internationally. The company offers space office, space plus, and space production; manufacturing, transportation and infrastructure, food hygiene, hospitality and events cleaning services; and hospitality, catering, fine dining and event catering, and micro-kitchens and vending services, as well as operates restaurants, pop-up or high street concept stores, and coffee bars. It provides security services comprising guarding and security awareness, surveillance, workplace safety and emergency management, consulting, security risk management, and technical installation services. In addition, the company offers support services, which include front desk and reception, meeting and conference management, switchboards and service desk, concierge, mail and courier, document, executive and administrative support, and experience curation and management services. Further, the company provides energy management, asset management, building structure and fabric, critical environments, property maintenance, and waste management services. Additionally, it designs and delivers workplace strategies and solutions, such as portfolio strategy, curated experience and workplace strategy, workplace and service design, relocation strategy, capital projects, mental rebuild, and co-working services. It serves healthcare, banking, manufacturing, aviation, life science, and technology industries. ISS A/S was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Søborg, Denmark.