Cadeler A/S (CDLR) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, CDLR or KEX?

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kirby has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CDLR or KEX?

In the previous week, Kirby had 45 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Kirby and 0 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cadeler A/S's score of 0.00 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cadeler A/S	Neutral
Kirby	Positive

Do analysts recommend CDLR or KEX?

Kirby has a consensus target price of $121.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.75%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, CDLR or KEX?

Kirby has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S. Cadeler A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kirby, 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	6.84	$70.41M	$2.98	7.04
Kirby	$3.27B	1.50	$286.71M	$5.29	16.60

Is CDLR or KEX more profitable?

Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 50.69% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.25%. Cadeler A/S's return on equity of 19.18% beat Kirby's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadeler A/S	50.69%	19.18%	10.58%
Kirby	9.25%	10.02%	5.63%

Summary

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