Comparing Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & Solarmax Technology (NASDAQ:SMXT)

Solarmax Technology (NASDAQ:SMXT) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of Solarmax Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Solarmax Technology has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Solarmax Technology and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solarmax Technology	1	0	0	0	1.00
Cadeler A/S	0	3	0	0	2.00

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solarmax Technology	-5.40%	N/A	-7.25%
Cadeler A/S	39.61%	18.00%	8.46%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Solarmax Technology 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
Solarmax Technology	$90.98 million	0.20	-$6.32 million	($1.32)	-2.90
Cadeler A/S	$701.71 million	3.26	$317.00 million	$3.47	6.83

Cadeler A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Solarmax Technology. Solarmax Technology 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.

Summary

Cadeler A/S beats Solarmax Technology on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Solarmax Technology

SolarMax Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated solar energy company in the United States and China. The company engages in the sale and installation of photovoltaic and battery backup systems; sale of LED systems; and identifying and procuring solar farm projects for resale to third parties, as well as provision of engineering, procuring, and construction services for solar farm projects. It serves residential, commercial, and government customers. SolarMax Technology, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Riverside, California.

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.