Head-To-Head Contrast: Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) & Paragon Shipping (OTCMKTS:PRGNF)

Paragon Shipping (OTCMKTS:PRGNF) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Paragon Shipping and Tsakos Energy Navigation”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paragon Shipping	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$836.04 million	0.57	$300.18 million	$5.05	3.21

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Paragon Shipping.

Risk & Volatility

Paragon Shipping has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Paragon Shipping and Tsakos Energy Navigation, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paragon Shipping	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	1	1	1	3.00

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 90.97%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Paragon Shipping.

Profitability

This table compares Paragon Shipping and Tsakos Energy Navigation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paragon Shipping	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tsakos Energy Navigation	22.57%	19.07%	9.04%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Paragon Shipping on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paragon Shipping

Paragon Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services worldwide. It engages in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials. Paragon Shipping Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Voula, Greece.

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.