Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR – Get Free Report) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Cadeler A/S and Diana Shipping, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cadeler A/S | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Diana Shipping | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cadeler A/S | 50.46% | 20.80% | 10.71% |
| Diana Shipping | 11.18% | 4.93% | 2.11% |
Volatility & Risk
Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Cadeler A/S and Diana Shipping”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cadeler A/S | $269.19 million | 8.61 | $70.41 million | $3.42 | 7.73 |
| Diana Shipping | $228.21 million | 1.25 | $12.75 million | $0.11 | 22.32 |
Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Cadeler A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diana Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Cadeler A/S beats Diana Shipping on 9 of the 11 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 Diana Shipping
Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials in shipping routes worldwide. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 38 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 9 Ultramax, and 6 Panamax. The company was formerly known as Diana Shipping Investments Corp. and changed its name to Diana Shipping Inc. in February 2005. Diana Shipping Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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