Contrasting Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and Castor Maritime (NASDAQ:CTRM)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.1% of Castor Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Castor Maritime	-37.42%	-3.65%	-2.66%
Cadeler A/S	50.46%	20.80%	10.71%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Castor Maritime and Cadeler A/S”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Castor Maritime	$66.24 million	0.34	$14.62 million	($3.09)	-0.76
Cadeler A/S	$269.19 million	7.80	$70.41 million	$3.42	7.00

Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Castor Maritime. Castor Maritime is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Castor Maritime and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Castor Maritime	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cadeler A/S	0	2	0	0	2.00

Volatility and Risk

Castor Maritime has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats Castor Maritime on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Castor Maritime

Castor Maritime Inc. provides shipping services worldwide. The company operates through Dry Bulk Vessels and Containerships segments. It offers seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargo; and commodities, such as iron ore, coal, soybeans, etc. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of 17 vessels primarily consisting of one Capesize, five Kamsarmax, two Handysize tanker vessels, and nine Panamax dry bulk vessels, as well as two 2,700 TEU containership vessels. Castor Maritime Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.

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.