Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NASDAQ:GLDD – Get Free Report) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Cadeler A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | 8.27% | 16.46% | 6.48% |
| Cadeler A/S | 27.45% | 12.58% | 5.95% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Cadeler A/S”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | $888.28 million | 1.28 | $73.47 million | $1.07 | 15.89 |
| Cadeler A/S | $701.71 million | 3.12 | $317.00 million | $2.51 | 9.04 |
Cadeler A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Cadeler A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
89.1% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Great Lakes Dredge & Dock | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Cadeler A/S | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Great Lakes Dredge & Dock’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Great Lakes Dredge & Dock is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.
Summary
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock beats Cadeler A/S on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. engages in the provision of dredging services. Its projects include channel and port maintenance, channel deepening and port expansion, coastal protection and restoration, as well as land reclamation. The company was founded by William A. Lydon and Frederick C. Drews in 1890 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.
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.
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