Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN – Get Free Report) and Capital Clean Energy Carriers (NASDAQ:CCEC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Capital Clean Energy Carriers”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 | $804.06 million | 0.64 | $300.18 million | $5.05 | 3.38 |
| Capital Clean Energy Carriers | $369.41 million | 3.12 | $193.63 million | $2.56 | 7.71 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Clean Energy Carriers. Tsakos Energy Navigation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Clean Energy Carriers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Capital Clean Energy Carriers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 22.57% | 19.07% | 9.04% |
| Capital Clean Energy Carriers | 46.85% | 9.76% | 3.16% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Capital Clean Energy Carriers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Tsakos Energy Navigation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Capital Clean Energy Carriers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Tsakos Energy Navigation currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.82%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.52%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Capital Clean Energy Carriers.
Dividends
Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital Clean Energy Carriers pays out 23.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Risk and Volatility
Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.2, suggesting that its share price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Clean Energy Carriers has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Capital Clean Energy Carriers on 11 of the 17 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 Capital Clean Energy Carriers
Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. The company’s vessels provide a range of cargoes, including liquefied natural gas, containerized goods, and cargo under short-term voyage charters, and medium to long-term time charters. It owns vessels, including Neo-Panamax container vessels, Panamax container vessels, cape-size bulk carrier, and LNG carriers. In addition, the company produces and distributes oil and natural gas, including biofuels, motor oil, lubricants, petrol, crudes, liquefied natural gas, marine fuels, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals. It serves as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Capital Product Partners L.P. and changed its name to Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. in August 2024. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp.
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