Financial Survey: Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) vs. Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD)

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Torm and Odyssey Marine Exploration, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torm	1	1	2	1	2.60
Odyssey Marine Exploration	0	0	0	0	0.00

Torm currently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Given Torm’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Torm and Odyssey Marine Exploration”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Torm	$1.32 billion	1.50	$612.50 million	$3.30	6.38
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$770,000.00	57.80	$15.66 million	N/A	N/A

Torm has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Profitability

This table compares Torm and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%
Odyssey Marine Exploration	174.35%	-14.85%	-6.05%

Risk & Volatility

Torm has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.74, indicating that its stock price is 174% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Torm beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Torm

TORM plc, a shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of product tankers in the United Kingdom. It operates in two operating segments, Tanker and Marine Exhaust. The Tanker segment transports refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, and gas oil, as well as dirty petroleum products, including fuel oil. The Marine Exhaust segment engages in developing and producing advanced and green marine equipment. TORM plc was founded in 1889 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

About Odyssey Marine Exploration

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, discovers, validates, and develops seafloor mineral resources worldwide. The company provides specialized mineral exploration, project development, and marine services to clients. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.