Comparing Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & Danaos (NYSE:DAC)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Danaos	58.15%	17.88%	14.63%
Cadeler A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.0% of Danaos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Danaos and Cadeler A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Danaos	0	0	1	0	3.00
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00

Danaos currently has a consensus target price of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.51%. Cadeler A/S has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Danaos.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Danaos and Cadeler A/S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Danaos	$973.58 million	1.71	$576.30 million	$29.46	2.91
Cadeler A/S	$117.55 million	20.57	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A

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

Summary

Danaos beats Cadeler A/S on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Danaos

Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides container and drybulk vessels services in Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of April 03, 2024, it had a fleet of 68 containerships aggregating 421,293 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

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.