Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) Competitors

Dana (NYSE:DAN) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) are both auto parts & equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAN or TEN?

96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DAN or TEN a better dividend stock?

Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Dana pays out -250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tsakos Energy Navigation pays out 26.7% 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.

Do analysts recommend DAN or TEN?

Dana currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.02%. Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus target price of $30.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.88%. Given Tsakos Energy Navigation's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tsakos Energy Navigation is more favorable than Dana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, DAN or TEN?

Dana has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DAN or TEN?

In the previous week, Tsakos Energy Navigation had 4 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Tsakos Energy Navigation and 1 mentions for Dana. Dana's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Tsakos Energy Navigation's score of 0.92 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dana	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tsakos Energy Navigation	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DAN or TEN?

Tsakos Energy Navigation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dana. Dana 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dana	$10.28B	0.26	-$57M	-$0.16	-127.41
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$804.06M	0.82	$176.23M	$4.49	4.86

Is DAN or TEN more profitable?

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a net margin of 20.00% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.26%. Tsakos Energy Navigation's return on equity of 14.17% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dana	-0.26%	5.65%	1.02%
Tsakos Energy Navigation	20.00%	14.17%	6.63%

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Dana on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.