Reviewing COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX)

COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Odyssey Marine Exploration”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
COSCO SHIPPING	$32.53 billion	0.87	$6.84 billion	N/A	N/A
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$770,000.00	141.88	$15.66 million	($0.78)	-2.51

COSCO SHIPPING has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Risk & Volatility

COSCO SHIPPING has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.85, indicating that its share price is 185% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
COSCO SHIPPING	2	2	0	0	1.50
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Odyssey Marine Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
COSCO SHIPPING	N/A	N/A	N/A
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-6,569.59%	N/A	-191.52%

Summary

COSCO SHIPPING beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About COSCO SHIPPING

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the container shipping, managing and operating container terminals, and other terminal related businesses in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Container Shipping Business and Terminal Business segments. The company offers freight forwarding and transportation, vessel chartering, container transportation, marine, vessel management and manning, cargo and liner agency, logistics, document, shipping agency and other sea transport, container stack, cargo storage, and cargo transportation services. It is also involved in the design and manufacture of computer software, as well as provision of technology services and solutions; asset management business; and operation of terminals. The company was formerly known as China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.

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.