Reviewing Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) & The Competition

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 weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Okeanis Eco Tankers to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

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% 16.59% 8.55%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Okeanis Eco Tankers and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers 0 0 1 0 3.00
Okeanis Eco Tankers Competitors 256 1490 1772 82 2.47

Okeanis Eco Tankers presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.56%. As a group, “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies have a potential upside of 29.05%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.8% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of shares of all “Deep sea foreign transportation of freight” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. 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 5.9% and pay out 36.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Valuation & Earnings

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

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Okeanis Eco Tankers $403.85 million $145.25 million 7.69
Okeanis Eco Tankers Competitors $801.32 million $125.08 million 11.57

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.

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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