Critical Survey: OceanPal (NASDAQ:OP) & Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for OceanPal and Cadeler A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OceanPal	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00

Cadeler A/S has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.94%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than OceanPal.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OceanPal	-58.08%	-14.26%	-13.78%
Cadeler A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OceanPal	$5.01 billion	0.00	-$1.98 million	($1.89)	-0.67
Cadeler A/S	$180.22 million	11.19	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A

Cadeler A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OceanPal.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats OceanPal on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OceanPal

OceanPal Inc. provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates dry bulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains, as well as minor bulks, including bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. As of December 31, 2023, its fleet consisted of five dry bulk carriers, which include three Panamaxes and two Capesize vessels with a cargo carrying capacity of approximately 572,599 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.

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.