Reviewing Viking (NYSE:VIK) & Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX)

Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and Viking (NYSE:VIK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Viking, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Odyssey Marine Exploration	0	0	0	0	0.00
Viking	0	2	10	0	2.83

Viking has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.43%. Given Viking’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viking is more favorable than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Viking”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$799,139.00	10.26	$5.35 million	N/A	N/A
Viking	$4.71 billion	4.19	-$1.86 billion	N/A	N/A

Odyssey Marine Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viking.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by insiders. 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 Odyssey Marine Exploration and Viking’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1,556.13%	-11.51%	43.76%
Viking	-10.97%	N/A	-1.53%

Summary

Odyssey Marine Exploration beats Viking 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 Viking

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.