Head to Head Survey: Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) vs. Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Cadeler A/S and Okeanis Eco Tankers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
Okeanis Eco Tankers	0	0	1	0	3.00

Cadeler A/S currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.38%. Okeanis Eco Tankers has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 75.15%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Okeanis Eco Tankers.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Okeanis Eco 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
Okeanis Eco Tankers	29.25%	27.19%	10.14%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Okeanis Eco Tankers”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$180.22 million	9.93	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
Okeanis Eco Tankers	$413.10 million	1.78	$145.25 million	$3.63	6.29

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Okeanis Eco Tankers beats Cadeler A/S on 5 of the 8 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 Okeanis Eco Tankers

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp., a shipping company, owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. It operates a fleet of 14 tanker vessels comprising six modern Suezmax tankers and eight modern VLCC tankers focusing on the transportation of crude oil. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Neo Faliro, Greece.