Reviewing Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) & Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Euroseas and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Euroseas	0	0	1	1	3.50
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00

Euroseas presently has a consensus target price of $56.50, indicating a potential upside of 77.62%. Cadeler A/S has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 84.84%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Euroseas.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.3% of Euroseas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.9% of Euroseas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Euroseas	54.21%	34.73%	20.86%
Cadeler A/S	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk & Volatility

Euroseas has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Euroseas and Cadeler A/S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Euroseas	$212.90 million	1.05	$114.55 million	$16.15	1.97
Cadeler A/S	$248.74 million	7.06	$12.44 million	$0.82	24.41

Euroseas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cadeler A/S. Euroseas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Euroseas beats Cadeler A/S on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Euroseas

Euroseas Ltd. provides ocean-going transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates containerships that transport dry and refrigerated containerized cargoes, including manufactured products and perishables. As of March 31, 2024, it had a fleet of 20 containerships with a cargo carrying capacity of approximately 777,749 dwt. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Marousi, 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.