Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Tsakos Energy Navigation (NYSE: TNP), and cut the price target to $10.00 (from $11.00), following the company's 4Q earnings report. TNP reported EPS of $0.41 which topped the Street consensus of $0.38, primarily due to lower than expected vessel opex and interest expense incurred during the quarter.

Analyst Douglas Mavrinac commented, "This morning, TNP reported 4Q15 EPS of $0.41 which topped both Street consensus of $0.38 and our estimate of $0.40 primarily due to lower than expected vessel opex and interest expense incurred during the quarter. With TNP shares now trading at nearly a 33% discount to NAV, we believe TNP shares offer an attractive risk/reward given the attractive outlooks for the crude and refined products tanker markets."

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Shares of Tsakos Energy closed at $6.41 yesterday.