Head to Head Survey: Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN)
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyTsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN – Get Free Report) and Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Globus Maritime | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation currently has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential downside of 38.33%. Globus Maritime has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 34.41%. Given Globus Maritime’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Globus Maritime is more favorable than Tsakos Energy Navigation.
Risk & Volatility
Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | $854.60 million | 1.69 | $160.90 million | $9.87 | 4.85 |
| Globus Maritime | $52.91 million | 1.52 | -$1.75 million | $0.33 | 11.27 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime. Tsakos Energy Navigation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globus Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Globus Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 33.81% | 46.44% | 21.75% |
| Globus Maritime | 12.72% | 3.80% | 2.31% |
Summary
Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Globus Maritime on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Tsakos Energy Navigation
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. engages in the provision of seaborne crude oil and petroleum product transportation services. Its activities include the operation of crude tankers, product tankers, and liquefied natural gas carriers. The company was founded by Nikolas P. Tsakos and Michael Gordon Jolliffee in July 1993 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.
About Globus Maritime
Globus Maritime Limited, an integrated dry bulk shipping company, provides marine transportation services worldwide. It owns, operates, and manages a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina, and other dry bulk cargoes. As of September 20, 2024, the company operated eight dry bulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of 571,313 deadweight tonnage. It charters its vessels to operators, trading houses, shipping companies and producers, and government-owned entities. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Athens, Greece. Globus Maritime Limited is a subsidiary of Firment Trading Limited.