United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA – Get Rating) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX – Get Rating) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
15.1% of United Maritime shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Odyssey Marine Exploration 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.
Profitability
This table compares United Maritime and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| United Maritime | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 127.57% | N/A | -31.19% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| United Maritime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Odyssey Marine Exploration has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 94.81%. Given Odyssey Marine Exploration’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Odyssey Marine Exploration is more favorable than United Maritime.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares United Maritime and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| United Maritime | $22.78 million | 1.08 | $37.49 million | N/A | N/A |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | $1.34 million | 57.15 | -$23.14 million | N/A | N/A |
United Maritime has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration.
Summary
Odyssey Marine Exploration beats United Maritime on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About United Maritime
United Maritime Corporation, a shipping company, specializing in seaborne transportation services worldwide. It operates a fleet of four tanker vessels and one dry bulk vessel with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of approximately 616,884 dwt. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Glyfada, Greece.
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.
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