DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) versus DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Financial Comparison

DSV (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) and DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of DSV shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Dividends

DSV pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. DHL Group pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. DSV pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DHL Group pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares DSV and DHL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DSV	5.29%	11.89%	5.67%
DHL Group	4.11%	14.92%	4.98%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DSV and DHL Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DSV	$24.24 billion	2.17	$1.47 billion	$3.26	33.48
DHL Group	$91.11 billion	0.60	$3.61 billion	$3.24	13.97

DHL Group has higher revenue and earnings than DSV. DHL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DSV, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for DSV and DHL Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DSV	0	1	1	2	3.25
DHL Group	2	2	0	1	2.00

Risk and Volatility

DSV has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHL Group has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DSV beats DHL Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DSV

DSV A/S offers transport and logistics services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. It operates through three segments: Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The company provides air freight, air freight compliance and carrier, and rail freight services; sea freight, and sea freight compliance and carrier services, as well as freight containers. It also offers road freight services, such as part and full loads, groupage, specialized transport, express, and online and document handling services; and workshops. In addition, the company provides logistics solutions for automotive, technology, healthcare, energy, industrial, retail/ fashion, and chemical sectors; and inventory management solutions. Further, it offers special project transport services, such as industrial projects, renewable energy, government logistics, ship charter, and air charter services; and courier and warehousing services. The company was formerly known as DSV Panalpina A/S and changed its name to DSV A/S in September 2021. DSV A/S was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hedehusene, Denmark.

About DHL Group

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers. The Global Forwarding, Freight segment provides air, ocean, and overland freight forwarding services; and offers multimodal and sector-specific solutions. This segment's business model is based on brokering transport services between customers and freight carriers. The Supply Chain segment delivers customized supply chain solutions to its customers based on modular components, including warehousing and transport services; and value-added services, such as e-fulfilment, omnichannel solutions and returns management, lead logistics partner, real estate solutions, service logistics, and packaging solutions for various industrial sectors. The eCommerce Solutions segment provides parcel delivery and cross-border non-time definite international services. The Post & Parcel Germany segment transports and delivers mail communication, parcels, physical and hybrid letters, and special products for the delivery of goods; and offers additional services, such as registered mail, cash on delivery, and insured items. Deutsche Post AG was founded in 1490 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.