Comparing Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) and Orion Group (NYSE:ORN)
by Michael Walen · The Markets DailyOrion Group (NYSE:ORN – Get Free Report) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Orion Group and Cadeler A/S, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Orion Group | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Cadeler A/S | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Orion Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.33, indicating a potential upside of 74.71%. Given Orion Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Orion Group is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.
Profitability
This table compares Orion Group and Cadeler A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Orion Group | 0.40% | 3.07% | 1.10% |
| Cadeler A/S | 27.45% | 12.58% | 5.95% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
70.3% of Orion Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Orion Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Orion Group and Cadeler A/S”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Orion Group | $896.50 million | 0.42 | $2.49 million | $0.09 | 103.88 |
| Cadeler A/S | $729.35 million | 3.42 | $317.00 million | $2.51 | 10.31 |
Cadeler A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Group. Cadeler A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orion Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Orion Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Orion Group beats Cadeler A/S on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Orion Group
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company serving the infrastructure, industrial and building sectors, provides services both on and off the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean Basin through its marine segment and its concrete segment. The Company’s marine segment provides construction and dredging services related to marine transportation facility construction, marine pipeline construction, marine environmental structures, dredging of waterways, channels and ports, environmental dredging, design, and specialty services. Its concrete segment provides turnkey concrete construction services including place and finish, site prep, layout, forming, and rebar placement for large commercial, structural and other associated business areas. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with regional offices throughout its operating areas.
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.