Critical Contrast: OceanPal (NASDAQ:OP) vs. Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Cadeler A/S and OceanPal, 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
OceanPal	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.44%. Given Cadeler A/S’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than OceanPal.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and OceanPal’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
OceanPal	-58.08%	-14.26%	-13.78%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$180.22 million	10.95	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
OceanPal	$5.01 billion	0.00	-$1.98 million	($1.89)	-0.67

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

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats OceanPal on 9 of the 10 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 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.