Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) Critical Survey

Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of StealthGas shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and StealthGas’ 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
StealthGas	35.95%	9.19%	7.11%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and StealthGas’ top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$108.78 million	20.49	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
StealthGas	$147.03 million	1.42	$51.94 million	$1.42	4.08

StealthGas has higher revenue and earnings than Cadeler A/S.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Cadeler A/S and StealthGas, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
StealthGas	0	0	1	0	3.00

Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.61%. StealthGas has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.17%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than StealthGas.

Summary

StealthGas beats Cadeler A/S on 7 of the 9 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 StealthGas

StealthGas Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers and users worldwide. The company's carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, as well as ammonia; refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel; and edible oils and chemicals. It offers crude oil and natural gas. The company operates a fleet of 33 LPG carries, including six JV vessels. StealthGas Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.