Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX) Competitors

Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) are both small-cap research & consulting services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, OMEX or MG?

Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.89, meaning that its share price is 189% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mistras Group has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OMEX or MG?

Mistras Group has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$770K	92.49	$15.66M	N/A	N/A
Mistras Group	$729.64M	0.41	$18.96M	$0.37	25.57

Is OMEX or MG more profitable?

Odyssey Marine Exploration has a net margin of 174.35% compared to Mistras Group's net margin of 1.64%. Mistras Group's return on equity of 9.37% beat Odyssey Marine Exploration's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odyssey Marine Exploration	174.35%	-14.85%	-6.05%
Mistras Group	1.64%	9.37%	3.54%

Does the media refer more to OMEX or MG?

In the previous week, Mistras Group had 3 more articles in the media than Odyssey Marine Exploration. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mistras Group and 1 mentions for Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Mistras Group's score of 0.99 indicating that Odyssey Marine Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mistras Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OMEX or MG?

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Mistras Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mistras Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mistras Group beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.