Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) Competitors

Gentherm (NASDAQ:THRM) and Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE:TEN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, THRM or TEN?

Tsakos Energy Navigation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gentherm. Tsakos Energy Navigation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentherm, 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
Gentherm	$1.46B	0.58	$40.34M	$2.07	13.24
Tsakos Energy Navigation	$836.04M	0.61	$300.18M	$5.48	3.13

Is THRM or TEN more profitable?

Tsakos Energy Navigation has a net margin of 22.57% compared to Gentherm's net margin of 4.46%. Tsakos Energy Navigation's return on equity of 19.07% beat Gentherm's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gentherm	4.46%	11.43%	5.82%
Tsakos Energy Navigation	22.57%	19.07%	9.04%

Do analysts rate THRM or TEN?

Gentherm currently has a consensus price target of $51.67, indicating a potential upside of 88.50%. Tsakos Energy Navigation has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.60%. Given Gentherm's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gentherm is more favorable than Tsakos Energy Navigation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gentherm	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Tsakos Energy Navigation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THRM or TEN?

Tsakos Energy Navigation received 121 more outperform votes than Gentherm when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.34% of users gave Gentherm an outperform vote while only 61.73% of users gave Tsakos Energy Navigation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gentherm	Outperform Votes 387 63.34%	Underperform Votes 224 36.66%
Tsakos Energy Navigation	Outperform Votes 508 61.73%	Underperform Votes 315 38.27%

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

97.1% of Gentherm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Gentherm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Tsakos Energy Navigation shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor THRM or TEN?

In the previous week, Tsakos Energy Navigation had 5 more articles in the media than Gentherm. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Tsakos Energy Navigation and 6 mentions for Gentherm. Tsakos Energy Navigation's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Gentherm's score of 0.78 indicating that Tsakos Energy Navigation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gentherm	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tsakos Energy Navigation	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, THRM or TEN?

Gentherm has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tsakos Energy Navigation has a beta of -0.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tsakos Energy Navigation beats Gentherm on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.