COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY – Get Free Report) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN – Get Free Report) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Risk and Volatility
COSCO SHIPPING has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hafnia has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Hafnia”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| COSCO SHIPPING | $30.54 billion | 0.86 | $4.29 billion | N/A | N/A |
| Hafnia | $955.87 million | 3.73 | $339.68 million | $0.91 | 7.65 |
COSCO SHIPPING has higher revenue and earnings than Hafnia.
Dividends
COSCO SHIPPING pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Hafnia pays out 126.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for COSCO SHIPPING and Hafnia, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| COSCO SHIPPING | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Hafnia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.50 |
Profitability
This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and Hafnia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| COSCO SHIPPING | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Hafnia | 44.74% | 19.20% | 12.10% |
Summary
Hafnia beats COSCO SHIPPING on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About COSCO SHIPPING
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the container shipping, managing and operating container terminals, and other terminal related businesses in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Container Shipping Business and Terminal Business segments. The company offers freight forwarding and transportation, vessel chartering, container transportation, marine, vessel management and manning, cargo and liner agency, logistics, document, shipping agency and other sea transport, container stack, cargo storage, and cargo transportation services. It is also involved in the design and manufacture of computer software, as well as provision of technology services and solutions; asset management business; and operation of terminals. The company was formerly known as China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.
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.
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