Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) versus Its Competitors Financial Review

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECOGet Free Report) is one of 53 public companies in the “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Okeanis Eco Tankers to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Okeanis Eco Tankers and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers 0 0 1 0 3.00
Okeanis Eco Tankers Competitors 257 1492 1773 82 2.47

Okeanis Eco Tankers presently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.67%. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 27.80%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.1% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Okeanis Eco Tankers $403.85 million $145.25 million 7.63
Okeanis Eco Tankers Competitors $720.63 million $125.08 million 11.86

Okeanis Eco Tankers’ peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Okeanis Eco Tankers. Okeanis Eco Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays out 105.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies pay a dividend yield of 5.5% and pay out 35.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Okeanis Eco Tankers and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Okeanis Eco Tankers 30.17% 28.35% 10.54%
Okeanis Eco Tankers Competitors 31.84% 16.33% 8.42%

About Okeanis Eco Tankers

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Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.

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