Comparing DHT (NYSE:DHT) & COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY)

COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) and DHT (NYSE:DHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

COSCO SHIPPING has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHT has a beta of -0.08, meaning that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and DHT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
COSCO SHIPPING	$32.53 billion	0.86	$6.84 billion	N/A	N/A
DHT	$571.77 million	3.52	$181.38 million	$1.24	10.11

COSCO SHIPPING has higher revenue and earnings than DHT.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for COSCO SHIPPING and DHT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
COSCO SHIPPING	1	2	0	0	1.67
DHT	0	2	4	0	2.67

DHT has a consensus price target of $14.18, suggesting a potential upside of 13.08%. Given DHT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DHT is more favorable than COSCO SHIPPING.

Dividends

COSCO SHIPPING pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. DHT pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. DHT pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.5% of DHT shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

Profitability

This table compares COSCO SHIPPING and DHT’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
DHT	41.17%	17.05%	12.67%

Summary

DHT beats COSCO SHIPPING on 8 of the 13 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 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.