Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) versus C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) Critical Contrast

Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.5% of C3is shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and C3is’ 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
C3is	32.12%	22.99%	14.33%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cadeler A/S and C3is, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
C3is	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.76%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than C3is.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and C3is’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$117.55 million	18.20	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
C3is	$28.74 million	0.02	$9.29 million	$30.11	0.04

Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than C3is.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats C3is on 6 of the 9 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 C3is

C3is Inc. offers international seaborne transportation services. It provides its services to dry bulk charterers, including national and private industrial users, commodity producers and traders, oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders and producers. The company owns and operates a fleet of two drybulk carriers, which transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal and grains, as well as minor bulks comprising bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers, and one Aframax crude oil tanker that transports crude oil. C3is Inc. was founded in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.