Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) Competitors

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate ECO or HAFN?

Okeanis Eco Tankers currently has a consensus target price of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.62%. Hafnia has a consensus target price of $6.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.64%. Given Okeanis Eco Tankers' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Okeanis Eco Tankers is more favorable than Hafnia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Hafnia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media favor ECO or HAFN?

In the previous week, Okeanis Eco Tankers had 13 more articles in the media than Hafnia. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Okeanis Eco Tankers and 5 mentions for Hafnia. Hafnia's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Okeanis Eco Tankers' score of 0.61 indicating that Hafnia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Okeanis Eco Tankers	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hafnia	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ECO or HAFN?

Okeanis Eco Tankers has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hafnia has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ECO or HAFN more profitable?

Hafnia has a net margin of 45.74% compared to Okeanis Eco Tankers' net margin of 19.52%. Hafnia's return on equity of 26.29% beat Okeanis Eco Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Okeanis Eco Tankers	19.52%	15.81%	6.07%
Hafnia	45.74%	26.29%	16.31%

Is ECO or HAFN a better dividend stock?

Okeanis Eco Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Okeanis Eco Tankers pays out 61.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hafnia pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hafnia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ECO or HAFN?

Hafnia has higher revenue and earnings than Okeanis Eco Tankers. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Okeanis Eco Tankers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$393.23M	2.25	$108.86M	$2.09	13.14
Hafnia	$1.94B	1.54	$774.03M	$1.21	4.86

Summary

Hafnia beats Okeanis Eco Tankers on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.