Danaos (NYSE:DAC – Get Free Report) and CMB.TECH (NYSE:CMBT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Danaos and CMB.TECH, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Danaos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| CMB.TECH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Danaos has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMB.TECH has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Danaos and CMB.TECH”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Danaos | $1.01 billion | 1.68 | $505.07 million | $24.25 | 3.71 |
| CMB.TECH | $940.25 million | 2.00 | $870.83 million | $1.24 | 7.79 |
CMB.TECH has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Danaos. Danaos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMB.TECH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Danaos and CMB.TECH’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Danaos | 44.62% | 13.88% | 10.99% |
| CMB.TECH | 22.69% | 6.02% | 1.86% |
Summary
Danaos beats CMB.TECH on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Danaos
Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides container and drybulk vessels services in Australia, Asia, and Europe. The company offers seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of April 03, 2024, it had a fleet of 68 containerships aggregating 421,293 twenty-foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
About CMB.TECH
Euronav NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation and storage of crude oil worldwide. The company offers floating, storage, and offloading (FSO) services. It also owns and operates a fleet of vessels. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. As of March 15, 2024, Euronav NV operates as subsidiary of CMB NV.
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