Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN – Get Free Report) and Global Business Travel Group (NYSE:GBTG – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
82.5% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Hafnia and Global Business Travel Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hafnia | 53.44% | 36.90% | 22.38% |
| Global Business Travel Group | -7.06% | -9.70% | -3.02% |
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hafnia | $1.92 billion | 1.42 | $793.28 million | $1.70 | 3.16 |
| Global Business Travel Group | $2.38 billion | 1.73 | -$63.00 million | ($0.36) | -24.36 |
Hafnia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Business Travel Group. Global Business Travel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hafnia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hafnia and Global Business Travel Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hafnia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Global Business Travel Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Hafnia currently has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 53.35%. Global Business Travel Group has a consensus price target of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 12.60%. Given Hafnia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hafnia is more favorable than Global Business Travel Group.
Summary
Hafnia beats Global Business Travel Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hafnia
Hafnia Limited owns and operates oil product tankers in Bermuda. It operates through Long Range II, Long Range I, Medium Range (MR), Handy size, and Specialized segments. The company transports clean and dirty, refined oil products, vegetable oil, and easy chemicals to national and international oil companies, and chemical companies, as well as trading and utility companies; and owns and operates 200 vessels. It provides ship owning, ship-management, investment, management, corporate support, and agency office services. In addition, the company provides integrated shipping platform, including technical management, commercial and chartering services, pool management, and large-scale bunker desk services. Hafnia Limited is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About Global Business Travel Group
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. provides business-to-business (B2B) travel platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers a suite of technology-enabled solutions to business travelers and clients; travel content suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, ground transportation, and aggregators; and third-party travel agencies. It also provides consulting, meetings and events planning, and outsourced services. Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is based in New York, New York.
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