Critical Contrast: Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) & Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) and Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.7% of Navios Maritime Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Orient Overseas International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Navios Maritime Partners	23.31%	9.24%	5.04%
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Navios Maritime Partners and Orient Overseas International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Navios Maritime Partners	$1.31 billion	1.20	$367.31 million	$8.73	6.07
Orient Overseas International	$10.70 billion	N/A	$2.58 billion	N/A	N/A

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Navios Maritime Partners.

Dividends

Navios Maritime Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Orient Overseas International pays an annual dividend of $7.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Navios Maritime Partners pays out 2.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Volatility & Risk

Navios Maritime Partners has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orient Overseas International has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Navios Maritime Partners and Orient Overseas International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Navios Maritime Partners	0	1	0	0	2.00
Orient Overseas International	0	0	0	0	0.00

About Navios Maritime Partners

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. owns and operates dry cargo vessels in Asia, Europe, North America, and Australia. The company offers seaborne transportation services for a range of liquid and dry cargo commodities, including crude oil, refined petroleum, chemicals, iron ore, coal, grain, fertilizer, and containers, as well as charters its vessels under short, medium, and longer-term charters. Navios Maritime Partners L.P. was founded in 2007 and is based in Monaco.

About Orient Overseas International

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, an investment holding company, provides container transport and logistics services in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The company offers supply chain management services; and containerised shipping services in various trade lanes comprising Trans-Pacific, Trans-Atlantic, Asia/Europe, Asia/Australia, and Intra-Asia trades. It is also involved in shipping and logistics software application development; container transport, equipment owning and leasing, container depot and warehousing, portfolio investment, trucking, ship owning, terminal operating, cargo consolidation and forwarding, liner and freight agency, property owning, and ship management businesses; operating of vessels; and provision of corporate and trucking services. In addition, the company offers AI and blockchain digital data on network applications, and platform design services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Orient Overseas (International) Limited is a subsidiary of Faulkner Global Holdings Limited.