Cadeler A/S (CDLR) Competitors

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

Is CDLR or KEX more profitable?

Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 29.82% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.25%. Kirby's return on equity of 10.02% beat Cadeler A/S's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadeler A/S	29.82%	7.40%	4.50%
Kirby	9.25%	10.02%	5.63%

Do analysts prefer CDLR or KEX?

Kirby has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.70%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kirby is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kirby	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CDLR or KEX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$269.19M	6.50	$70.41M	$0.82	24.31
Kirby	$3.27B	1.67	$286.71M	$5.29	18.52

Does the media favor CDLR or KEX?

In the previous week, Kirby had 12 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Kirby and 1 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Cadeler A/S's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Kirby's score of 0.93 indicating that Cadeler A/S is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cadeler A/S	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kirby	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CDLR or KEX?

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, CDLR or KEX?

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kirby beats Cadeler A/S on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.