Hafnia (HAFN) Competitors

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is HAFN or AAL more profitable?

Hafnia has a net margin of 47.30% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 0.51%. Hafnia's return on equity of 34.28% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hafnia	47.30%	34.28%	20.51%
American Airlines Group	0.51%	-18.62%	1.48%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HAFN or AAL?

American Airlines Group received 898 more outperform votes than Hafnia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Hafnia an outperform vote while only 65.17% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hafnia	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
American Airlines Group	Outperform Votes 900 65.17%	Underperform Votes 481 34.83%

Which has better earnings & valuation, HAFN or AAL?

American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hafnia. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, 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
Hafnia	$1.92B	1.39	$793.28M	$1.57	3.36
American Airlines Group	$53.61B	0.18	$822M	$0.33	43.61

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HAFN or AAL?

52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HAFN or AAL a better dividend stock?

Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.7%. American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Hafnia pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Airlines Group pays out 121.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hafnia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate HAFN or AAL?

Hafnia presently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.78%. American Airlines Group has a consensus target price of $13.96, suggesting a potential downside of 2.97%. Given Hafnia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hafnia is more favorable than American Airlines Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hafnia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
American Airlines Group	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media refer more to HAFN or AAL?

In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 4 more articles in the media than Hafnia. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for American Airlines Group and 8 mentions for Hafnia. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Hafnia's score of -0.05 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hafnia	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Airlines Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hafnia beats American Airlines Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.