Comparing Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) & Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Cadeler A/S and Pyxis Tankers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	0	1	0	3.00
Pyxis Tankers	0	0	0	0	N/A

Cadeler A/S presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.97%. Given Cadeler A/S’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cadeler A/S is more favorable than Pyxis Tankers.

Profitability

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Pyxis Tankers’ 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
Pyxis Tankers	81.46%	45.81%	24.62%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Pyxis Tankers’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$117.55 million	14.43	$12.44 million	N/A	N/A
Pyxis Tankers	$45.47 million	1.08	$37.04 million	$2.96	1.58

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

Summary

Pyxis Tankers beats Cadeler A/S on 6 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 maintenance, construction, 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 Pyxis Tankers

Pyxis Tankers Inc. operates as a maritime transportation company with a focus on the tanker sector worldwide. The company operates through Tanker Vessels and Dry-Bulk Vessels segments. Its fleet transports refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil, as well as other liquid bulk items, including vegetable oils and organic chemicals. As of March 29, 2024, the company operated a fleet of four tankers and two dry-bulk vessels. Pyxis Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Maroussi, Greece. Pyxis Tankers Inc. is a subsidiary of Maritime Investors Corp.