DHT (NYSE:DHT – Get Free Report) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares DHT and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DHT | 65.52% | 39.40% | 28.63% |
| Excelerate Energy | 3.23% | 2.24% | 1.22% |
Volatility & Risk
DHT has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DHT | $498.40 million | 6.38 | $211.09 million | $2.94 | 6.71 |
| Excelerate Energy | $1.47 billion | 3.04 | $39.20 million | $1.45 | 27.18 |
DHT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Excelerate Energy. DHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
DHT pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.7%. Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. DHT pays out 166.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Excelerate Energy pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Excelerate Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for DHT and Excelerate Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DHT | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Excelerate Energy | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2.79 |
DHT currently has a consensus target price of $19.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.06%. Excelerate Energy has a consensus target price of $40.73, indicating a potential upside of 3.34%. Given Excelerate Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than DHT.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.5% of DHT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of DHT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Excelerate Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Excelerate Energy beats DHT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DHT
DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates crude oil tankers primarily in Monaco, Singapore, and Norway. The company also offers technical management services. As of March 15, 2024, it had a fleet of 24 very large crude carriers. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
About Excelerate Energy
Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.
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