Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN – Get Free Report) and Expedia Group (NASDAQ:EXPE – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Expedia Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hafnia and Expedia Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hafnia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Expedia Group | 0 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2.52 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hafnia and Expedia Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hafnia | $1.92 billion | 1.37 | $793.28 million | $1.70 | 3.04 |
| Expedia Group | $13.69 billion | 1.91 | $797.00 million | $9.05 | 22.56 |
Expedia Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hafnia. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Expedia Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Hafnia and Expedia Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hafnia | 53.44% | 36.90% | 22.38% |
| Expedia Group | 9.01% | 55.42% | 5.11% |
Dividends
Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 29.4%. Expedia Group pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hafnia pays out 89.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Expedia Group pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Expedia Group beats Hafnia on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hafnia
Hafnia Limited owns and operates oil product tankers in Bermuda. It operates through Long Range II, Long Range I, Medium Range (MR), Handy size, and Specialized segments. The company transports clean and dirty, refined oil products, vegetable oil, and easy chemicals to national and international oil companies, and chemical companies, as well as trading and utility companies; and owns and operates 200 vessels. It provides ship owning, ship-management, investment, management, corporate support, and agency office services. In addition, the company provides integrated shipping platform, including technical management, commercial and chartering services, pool management, and large-scale bunker desk services. Hafnia Limited is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
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