Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) Critical Analysis

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Scorpio Tankers’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$117.55 million	19.44	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
Scorpio Tankers	$1.34 billion	3.10	$546.90 million	$10.78	7.06

Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Cadeler A/S and Scorpio Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
Scorpio Tankers	0	1	5	0	2.83

Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.31%. Scorpio Tankers has a consensus target price of $84.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.31%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Scorpio Tankers.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Scorpio Tankers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadeler A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scorpio Tankers	42.12%	22.84%	13.62%

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Cadeler A/S on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cadeler A/S

Cadeler A/S operates as an offshore wind farm transportation and installation contractor in Denmark. It also provides wind farm construction, maintenance, decommissioning, and other tasks within the offshore industry, as well as marine and engineering services. The company owns and operates four offshore jack-up windfarm installation vessels. Cadeler A/S was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

About Scorpio Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oi and refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 21, 2024, its fleet consisted of 110 owned and leases financed tanker, including 39 LR2, 57 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 8.1 years. Scorpio Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Monaco.