CAI vs. DHT, WERN, CDLR, GBX, DAC, TRMD, BWLP, DESP, GOGL, and JBLU
Should you be buying CAI International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CAI International include DHT (DHT), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Cadeler A/S (CDLR), Greenbrier Companies (GBX), Danaos (DAC), Torm (TRMD), BW LPG (BWLP), Despegar.com (DESP), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), and JetBlue Airways (JBLU). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
CAI International vs. Its Competitors
CAI International (NYSE:CAI) and DHT (NYSE:DHT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
CAI International has a net margin of 39.87% compared to DHT's net margin of 32.87%. CAI International's return on equity of 24.53% beat DHT's return on equity.
DHT has higher revenue and earnings than CAI International. CAI International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DHT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
CAI International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. DHT pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. CAI International pays out 16.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DHT pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, DHT had 2 more articles in the media than CAI International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for DHT and 4 mentions for CAI International. DHT's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat CAI International's score of 0.37 indicating that DHT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
CAI International presently has a consensus target price of $32.88, suggesting a potential upside of 13.71%. DHT has a consensus target price of $12.94, suggesting a potential upside of 17.53%. Given DHT's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DHT is more favorable than CAI International.
94.9% of CAI International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.5% of DHT shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of CAI International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CAI International has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHT has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CAI International and DHT tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NYSE:CAI) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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