Critical Contrast: Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) versus Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY)

Orient Overseas International (OTCMKTS:OROVY) and Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Imperial Petroleum”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orient Overseas International	$10.70 billion	N/A	$2.58 billion	N/A	N/A
Imperial Petroleum	$147.48 million	0.89	$50.16 million	$1.04	3.48

Orient Overseas International has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Orient Overseas International and Imperial Petroleum, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orient Overseas International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Imperial Petroleum	0	1	1	0	2.50

Imperial Petroleum has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 65.75%. Given Imperial Petroleum’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Imperial Petroleum is more favorable than Orient Overseas International.

Profitability

This table compares Orient Overseas International and Imperial Petroleum’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orient Overseas International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Imperial Petroleum	28.61%	13.60%	8.08%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.4% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by company 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.

Volatility & Risk

Orient Overseas International has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Imperial Petroleum has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Imperial Petroleum beats Orient Overseas International on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Imperial Petroleum

Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals, crude oils, iron ore, coal and grains, and minor bulks, such as bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of April 1, 2024, the company owned and operated a fleet of six medium range refined petroleum product tankers; one Aframax tanker; two suezmax tankers; and two handysize drybulk carriers with a total capacity of 791,000 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.