Cadeler A/S (CDLR) Competitors

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

Is KEX or CDLR more profitable?

Cadeler A/S has a net margin of 29.82% compared to Kirby's net margin of 9.02%. Kirby's return on equity of 9.81% beat Cadeler A/S's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kirby	9.02%	9.81%	5.50%
Cadeler A/S	29.82%	7.40%	4.50%

Does the media refer more to KEX or CDLR?

In the previous week, Kirby had 9 more articles in the media than Cadeler A/S. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kirby and 5 mentions for Cadeler A/S. Kirby's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Cadeler A/S's score of 0.40 indicating that Kirby is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kirby	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cadeler A/S	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, KEX or CDLR?

Kirby has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KEX or CDLR?

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
Kirby	$3.27B	1.99	$286.71M	$5.05	22.96
Cadeler A/S	$269.19M	7.24	$70.41M	$0.82	27.09

Do analysts rate KEX or CDLR?

Kirby currently has a consensus target price of $130.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.12%. Given Kirby's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kirby is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KEX or CDLR?

96.2% of Kirby shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Kirby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kirby beats Cadeler A/S on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.