Contrasting Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM)

Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$123.07 million	19.55	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	$5.97 billion	0.42	-$2.70 billion	($21.17)	-0.98

Cadeler A/S has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services’ 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
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	-32.81%	2.89%	0.86%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cadeler A/S and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services	4	1	0	0	1.20

Cadeler A/S currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.94%. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has a consensus price target of $15.44, suggesting a potential downside of 25.52%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.4% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats ZIM Integrated Shipping Services on 7 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 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.