Financial Analysis: Orient Overseas (International) (OTCMKTS:OROVY) vs. Fuchs (OTCMKTS:FUPBY)

Orient Overseas (International) (OTCMKTS:OROVY) and Fuchs (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

Orient Overseas (International) pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Fuchs pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Orient Overseas (International) and Fuchs, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orient Overseas (International)	0	0	0	0	N/A
Fuchs	0	0	1	0	3.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Orient Overseas (International) and Fuchs’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orient Overseas (International)	$8.34 billion	1.16	$1.37 billion	N/A	N/A
Fuchs	$3.60 billion	1.80	$272.88 million	N/A	N/A

Orient Overseas (International) has higher revenue and earnings than Fuchs.

Profitability

This table compares Orient Overseas (International) and Fuchs’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orient Overseas (International)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fuchs	7.82%	16.08%	11.55%

Risk and Volatility

Orient Overseas (International) has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fuchs has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Summary

Fuchs beats Orient Overseas (International) on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orient Overseas (International)

Orient Overseas (International) Limited, an investment holding company, provides container transport and logistics services in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. The company offers supply chain management services; and containerised shipping services in various trade lanes comprising Trans-Pacific, Trans-Atlantic, Asia/Europe, Asia/Australia, and Intra-Asia trades. It is also involved in shipping and logistics software application development; container transport, equipment owning and leasing, container depot and warehousing, portfolio investment, trucking, ship owning, terminal operating, cargo consolidation and forwarding, liner and freight agency, property owning, and ship management businesses; operating of vessels; and provision of corporate and trucking services. In addition, the company offers AI and blockchain digital data on network applications, and platform design services. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Orient Overseas (International) Limited is a subsidiary of Faulkner Global Holdings Limited.

About Fuchs

Fuchs SE develops, produces, and sells lubricants and related specialties in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and North and South America. The company offers automotive lubricants, such as biodegradable lubricants, central and mobile hydraulic oils, dry coatings, engine and gear oils, motorcycle/two wheelers, and service fluids, as well as various oils for agriculture sector. It also provides industrial lubricants, including chain lubricants, dry coatings, gear and hydraulic oils, machine oils, open gear lubricants, rapidly biodegradable lubricants, compressor and refrigeration oils, release agents, slideways oils, fluids and industrial oils, textile machine oils, and turbine oils. In addition, the company offers lubricating greases comprising assembly pastes, biodegradable greases, food grade greases, multi-purpose/long-life greases, pastes for extreme temperatures, perfluorinated pastes, and wheel bearing greases, as well as gear boxes, and greases for central lubricating system, extreme temperature, machine tools, plain and roller bearings, rail vehicles, spray cans or rattle cans, and solid lubricants. Further, it provides metal processing lubricants consisting of cleaners, corrosion preventives, cutting and grinding, forming lubricants, and quenching oils; and special application lubricants for application equipment, chain lubrication, dry coatings, food and beverage, gears, sugar processing, railway traffic, plain and roller bearings, glass manufacturing process, hot forming, maintenance, open gears, pastes, release agents, other specialties, special greases, and wind power plants. Additionally, the company offers open gear and surface coating services. The company was formerly known as Fuchs Petrolub SE and changed its name to Fuchs SE in July 2023. Fuchs SE was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.