Comparing DSV A/S (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN)

DSV A/S (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

DSV A/S pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 27.9%. DSV A/S pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hafnia pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of DSV A/S shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DSV A/S	7.10%	15.95%	7.39%
Hafnia	47.30%	34.28%	20.51%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for DSV A/S and Hafnia, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DSV A/S	0	0	0	0	N/A
Hafnia	0	0	1	0	3.00

Hafnia has a consensus target price of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 72.27%. Given Hafnia’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hafnia is more favorable than DSV A/S.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DSV A/S and Hafnia”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DSV A/S	$21.88 billion	2.40	$1.79 billion	$3.89	28.04
Hafnia	$2.97 billion	0.99	$793.28 million	$1.57	3.70

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

Summary

DSV A/S beats Hafnia on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DSV A/S

DSV A/S offers transport and logistics services in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific. It operates through three segments: Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The company provides air freight, air freight compliance and carrier, and rail freight services; sea freight, and sea freight compliance and carrier services, as well as freight containers. It also offers road freight services, such as part and full loads, groupage, specialized transport, express, and online and document handling services; and workshops. In addition, the company provides logistics solutions for automotive, technology, healthcare, energy, industrial, retail/ fashion, and chemical sectors; and inventory management solutions. Further, it offers special project transport services, such as industrial projects, renewable energy, government logistics, ship charter, and air charter services; and courier and warehousing services. The company was formerly known as DSV Panalpina A/S and changed its name to DSV A/S in September 2021. DSV A/S was incorporated in 1976 and is based in Hedehusene, Denmark.

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.