Head to Head Analysis: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) versus Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HPGLY)

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) and Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:HPGLY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$6.90 billion	0.49	$479.20 million	$1.15	24.44
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has higher revenue and earnings than Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.4% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	2	4	0	2	2.25
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft	0	1	0	0	2.00

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services currently has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential downside of 31.22%. Given ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is more favorable than Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft.

Profitability

This table compares ZIM Integrated Shipping Services and Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	2.15%	1.11%	0.41%
Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services beats Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders. The company also offers ZIMonitor, a premium reefer cargo tracking service. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 150 vessels, which included 134 container vessels and 16 vehicle transport vessels; and as of December 31, 2023, it operated a network of 67 weekly lines. The company was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

About Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft

Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a liner shipping company worldwide. It operates through Liner Shipping; and Terminal & Infrastructure segments. The company's vessel and container fleets are used for dry and special cargo, dangerous goods, and coffee, as well as reefer cargo. It also offers bilateral EDI, a directly connected electronic data interchange; application programming interface (API) developer portal to connect software systems and exchange data; operates portals comprising INTTRA, Infor Nexus, and CargoSmart that manage customer's supply chain data and connect to their carriers through one interface, as well as WAVE BL service for the digital release of original bills of lading; and provides email and security information services. In addition, the company provides inland container transportation services through truck and train; and operates container terminals. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet comprised 266 container ships with a transport capacity of 2.0 million twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU). The company was formerly known as Hapag-Lloyd Holding AG and changed its name to Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft in August 2013. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.