Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) & SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) Head to Head Comparison

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) and SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility and Risk

Hafnia has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEACOR Marine has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hafnia and SEACOR Marine’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hafnia	35.54%	14.71%	9.21%
SEACOR Marine	-12.22%	-11.85%	-4.76%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Hafnia and SEACOR Marine, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hafnia	0	1	0	1	3.00
SEACOR Marine	1	2	0	0	1.67

SEACOR Marine has a consensus price target of $7.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.50%. Given SEACOR Marine’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SEACOR Marine is more favorable than Hafnia.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.1% of SEACOR Marine shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of SEACOR Marine shares are owned by company 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hafnia and SEACOR Marine”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hafnia	$955.87 million	N/A	$339.68 million	$0.68	11.49
SEACOR Marine	$227.83 million	0.90	-$27.84 million	($1.04)	-7.36

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

Summary

Hafnia beats SEACOR Marine on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hafnia

Hafnia Limited owns and operates oil product tankers in Bermuda. It operates through Long Range II, Long Range I, Medium Range (MR), Handy size, and Specialized segments. The company transports clean and dirty, refined oil products, vegetable oil, and easy chemicals to national and international oil companies, and chemical companies, as well as trading and utility companies; and owns and operates 200 vessels. It provides ship owning, ship-management, investment, management, corporate support, and agency office services. In addition, the company provides integrated shipping platform, including technical management, commercial and chartering services, pool management, and large-scale bunker desk services. Hafnia Limited is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About SEACOR Marine

SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. provides marine and support transportation services to offshore oil, natural gas, and windfarm facilities worldwide. Its offshore support and specialty vessels deliver cargo and personnel to offshore installations, including offshore wind farms; handle anchors and mooring equipment for offshore rigs and platforms; assist offshore operations for production and storage facilities; provide construction, well work-over, and offshore wind farm installation and decommissioning support; and carry and launch equipment used underwater in drilling and well installation, maintenance, inspection, and repair, as well as offer accommodations for technicians and specialists, safety support, and emergency response services. As of December 31, 2023, the company operated a fleet of 58 support vessels, of which 55 were owned or leased-in, and three were managed on behalf of unaffiliated third parties. It serves integrated national and international oil companies, independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, and oil field service and construction companies, as well as offshore wind farm operators and offshore wind farm installation and maintenance companies. SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.