Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX – Get Free Report) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Castor Maritime’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | -6,569.59% | N/A | -191.52% |
| Castor Maritime | -37.42% | -3.65% | -2.66% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | $770,000.00 | 106.41 | $15.66 million | ($0.78) | -1.88 |
| Castor Maritime | $75.41 million | 0.28 | $14.62 million | ($3.09) | -0.71 |
Odyssey Marine Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Castor Maritime. Odyssey Marine Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Castor Maritime, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Castor Maritime, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Castor Maritime | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Risk and Volatility
Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.84, indicating that its share price is 184% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Castor Maritime has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Odyssey Marine Exploration beats Castor Maritime on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Castor Maritime
Castor Maritime Inc. provides shipping services worldwide. The company operates through Dry Bulk Vessels and Containerships segments. It offers seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargo; and commodities, such as iron ore, coal, soybeans, etc. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of 17 vessels primarily consisting of one Capesize, five Kamsarmax, two Handysize tanker vessels, and nine Panamax dry bulk vessels, as well as two 2,700 TEU containership vessels. Castor Maritime Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
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