Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & AECOM (NYSE:ACM) Head-To-Head Contrast

AECOM (NYSE:ACM) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AECOM	1.87%	19.72%	4.10%
Cadeler A/S	27.45%	12.58%	5.95%

Volatility and Risk

AECOM has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

85.4% of AECOM shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of AECOM shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for AECOM and Cadeler A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AECOM	2	2	8	0	2.50
Cadeler A/S	0	3	0	0	2.00

AECOM currently has a consensus target price of $81.18, suggesting a potential upside of 37.80%. Given AECOM’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AECOM is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares AECOM 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
AECOM	$16.14 billion	0.47	$561.77 million	$2.18	27.02
Cadeler A/S	$701.71 million	2.98	$317.00 million	$2.51	8.65

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

Summary

AECOM beats Cadeler A/S on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AECOM

AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, provides professional infrastructure consulting services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Americas, International, and AECOM Capital. The company offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, construction and program management, and investment and development services to public and private clients. It is also involved in the investment and development of real estate projects. In addition, the company provides construction services, including building construction and energy, and infrastructure and industrial construction. It serves transportation, water, government, facilities, environmental, and energy sectors. The company was formerly known as AECOM Technology Corporation and changed its name to AECOM in January 2015. AECOM was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.