Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) vs. Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) Financial Comparison

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.6% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Virgin Galactic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Virgin Galactic and Hafnia, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virgin Galactic	2	3	1	0	1.83
Hafnia	0	0	1	0	3.00

Virgin Galactic currently has a consensus price target of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 285.78%. Hafnia has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 73.01%. Given Virgin Galactic’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virgin Galactic is more favorable than Hafnia.

Profitability

This table compares Virgin Galactic and Hafnia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virgin Galactic	-3,764.43%	-83.64%	-34.95%
Hafnia	47.30%	34.28%	20.51%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Virgin Galactic and Hafnia”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virgin Galactic	$6.80 million	27.68	-$502.34 million	($20.16)	-0.33
Hafnia	$1.92 billion	1.53	$793.28 million	$1.57	3.68

Hafnia has higher revenue and earnings than Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hafnia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Hafnia beats Virgin Galactic on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc., an aerospace and space travel company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and operation of spaceships and related technologies. The company engages in the design and development, manufacturing, ground and flight testing, spaceflight operation, and post-flight maintenance of spaceflight systems for private individuals, researchers, and government agencies. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Tustin, California.

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.