Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) & Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) Critical Contrast

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.6% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.2% of Globus Maritime shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Globus Maritime”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	14.16	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
Globus Maritime	$31.20 million	0.83	$5.27 million	$0.14	9.00

Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Maritime.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Cadeler A/S and Globus Maritime, as provided by MarketBeat.

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

Cadeler A/S currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.10%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Globus Maritime.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Globus Maritime’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
Globus Maritime	8.44%	0.74%	0.53%

Volatility & Risk

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Maritime has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats Globus Maritime on 8 of the 12 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 Globus Maritime

Globus Maritime Limited, an integrated dry bulk shipping company, provides marine transportation services worldwide. It owns, operates, and manages a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina, and other dry bulk cargoes. As of September 20, 2024, the company operated eight dry bulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of 571,313 deadweight tonnage. It charters its vessels to operators, trading houses, shipping companies and producers, and government-owned entities. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Athens, Greece. Globus Maritime Limited is a subsidiary of Firment Trading Limited.