Head to Head Survey: Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP) versus Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)

Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TNP) and Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Toro’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tsakos Energy Navigation	21.41%	16.78%	8.04%
Toro	259.21%	50.68%	27.87%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tsakos Energy Navigation and Toro’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$889.57 million	0.94	$300.18 million	$4.93	5.76
Toro	$78.47 million	0.93	$140.64 million	$2.78	1.38

Tsakos Energy Navigation has higher revenue and earnings than Toro. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tsakos Energy Navigation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its stock price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Tsakos Energy Navigation and Toro, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0	0	1	0	3.00
Toro	0	0	0	0	N/A

Tsakos Energy Navigation currently has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Toro.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Toro on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tsakos Energy Navigation

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited provides seaborne crude oil and petroleum product transportation services worldwide. The company offers marine transportation services for national, major, and other independent oil companies and refiners under long, medium, and short-term charters. It also operates a fleet of double-hull vessels, comprising of conventional tankers, LNG carriers, and suezmax DP2 shuttle tankers. The company was formerly known as MIF Limited and changed its name to Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited in July 2001. Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Athens, Greece.

About Toro

Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.