Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR – Get Free Report) and Costamare (NYSE:CMRE – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Cadeler A/S and Costamare’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Cadeler A/S | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Costamare | 19.26% | 12.61% | 5.74% |
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Cadeler A/S | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Costamare | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 |
Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.82%. Costamare has a consensus price target of $11.67, suggesting a potential downside of 28.99%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Costamare.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cadeler A/S and Costamare’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Cadeler A/S | $117.55 million | 18.68 | $12.44 million | N/A | N/A |
Costamare | $1.74 billion | 1.11 | $385.75 million | $2.58 | 6.37 |
Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S.
Summary
Costamare beats Cadeler A/S on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Costamare
Costamare Inc. owns and operates containerships and dry bulk vessels that are chartered to liner companies providing transportation of cargoes worldwide. As of March 19, 2024, it had a fleet of fleet of 68 containerships and 37 dry bulk vessels. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Monaco.
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