Head to Head Contrast: Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and DHT (NYSE:DHT)

DHT (NYSE:DHT) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for DHT and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DHT	0	2	3	1	2.83
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00

DHT currently has a consensus price target of $13.54, suggesting a potential upside of 34.46%. Cadeler A/S has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.44%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than DHT.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares DHT and Cadeler A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DHT	$583.76 million	2.78	$161.35 million	$1.00	10.07
Cadeler A/S	$180.22 million	10.95	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A

DHT has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S.

Profitability

This table compares DHT and Cadeler A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DHT	27.72%	15.58%	10.92%
Cadeler A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.5% of DHT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of DHT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DHT beats Cadeler A/S on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DHT

DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates crude oil tankers primarily in Monaco, Singapore, and Norway. The company also offers technical management services. As of March 15, 2024, it had a fleet of 24 very large crude carriers. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Cadeler A/S

Cadeler A/S operates as an offshore wind farm transportation and installation contractor in Denmark. It also provides wind farm construction, maintenance, decommissioning, and other tasks within the offshore industry, as well as marine and engineering services. The company owns and operates four offshore jack-up windfarm installation vessels. Cadeler A/S was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.