Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (OTCMKTS:NPNYY – Get Free Report) and Martin Midstream Partners (NASDAQ:MMLP – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
34.9% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 17.0% of Martin Midstream Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Martin Midstream Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | $17.00 billion | 0.81 | $1.51 billion | $1.26 | 5.06 |
| Martin Midstream Partners | $707.62 million | 0.17 | -$5.21 million | ($0.39) | -7.95 |
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has higher revenue and earnings than Martin Midstream Partners. Martin Midstream Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Martin Midstream Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 16.48% | 13.49% | 9.11% |
| Martin Midstream Partners | -2.19% | N/A | -2.76% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Martin Midstream Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Martin Midstream Partners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk & Volatility
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Martin Midstream Partners has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Martin Midstream Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pays out 34.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Martin Midstream Partners pays out -5.1% 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.
Summary
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha beats Martin Midstream Partners on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha provides various logistics services worldwide. It operates through Liner & Logistics Business, Bulk Shipping Business, and Other Business segments. The company offers liner trading services, such as container shipping, and terminal and stevedoring services for containerships, car carriers, and cruise ships; and air cargo transportation services. It also provides bulk shipping services comprising transport services for finished automobiles, heavy construction machines, and used cars; transportation services for bulk freight, including iron ore, coal, and wood chips; and transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products, chemicals, liquefied petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, and coal. In addition, the company is involved in the upstream areas of the supply chain for oil and natural gas. Further, it operates Asuka II, a luxury cruise ship; and manages commercial and residential buildings. Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha was incorporated in 1885 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Martin Midstream Partners
Martin Midstream Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, provides terminalling, processing, storage, and packaging services for petroleum products and by-products primarily in the United States. The company operates in four segments: Terminalling and Storage, Transportation, Sulfur Services, and Specialty Products. The company's Terminalling and Storage segment owns or operates various marine shore-based terminal facilities and specialty terminal facilities that provide storage, refining, blending, packaging, and handling services for producers and suppliers of petroleum products and by-products. This segment also offers land rental services to oil and gas companies, as well as storage and handling services for lubricants and fuels. Its Transportation segment operates various trucks and tank trailers; and inland marine tank barges, inland push boats, and articulated offshore tug and barge unit to transport petroleum products and by-products, petrochemicals, and chemicals. The company's Sulfur Services segment processes molten sulfur into prilled or pelletized sulfur, which is used in the production of fertilizers and industrial chemicals. Its Specialty Products segment stores, distributes, and transports natural gas liquids for wholesale deliveries to refineries, industrial natural gas liquid users, and propane retailers. Martin Midstream GP LLC serves as a general partner of the company. Martin Midstream Partners L.P. was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Kilgore, Texas.
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