Critical Comparison: Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) vs. Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR)

Odyssey Marine Exploration (NASDAQ:OMEX) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.0% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Odyssey Marine Exploration shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Odyssey Marine Exploration and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Odyssey Marine Exploration	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cadeler A/S	0	3	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Cadeler A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Odyssey Marine Exploration	-18,586.78%	N/A	-283.21%
Cadeler A/S	39.61%	18.00%	8.46%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Odyssey Marine Exploration and Cadeler A/S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Odyssey Marine Exploration	$241,219.00	279.25	-$43.08 million	($1.17)	-0.98
Cadeler A/S	$701.71 million	3.44	$317.00 million	$3.47	7.20

Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Odyssey Marine Exploration. Odyssey Marine Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Odyssey Marine Exploration has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats Odyssey Marine Exploration on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Odyssey Marine Exploration

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, discovers, validates, and develops seafloor mineral resources worldwide. The company provides specialized mineral exploration, project development, and marine services to clients. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

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.