Comparing Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) & Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Volatility & Risk

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Toro has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Toro’s 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
Toro	176.49%	17.16%	10.30%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Toro shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Toro”s 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	$117.55 million	15.86	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
Toro	$80.63 million	0.70	$140.64 million	$1.06	2.79

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cadeler A/S and Toro, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Cadeler A/S currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.12%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Toro.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats Toro on 6 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 Toro

Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.