Financial Contrast: DSV A/S (OTCMKTS:DSDVY) versus Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN)

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

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%

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	2.17	$1.79 billion	$3.89	28.56
Hafnia	$2.97 billion	1.28	$793.28 million	N/A	N/A

DSV A/S has higher revenue and earnings than Hafnia.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of DSV A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. 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.

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 21.6%. DSV A/S pays out 8.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for DSV A/S and Hafnia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Hafnia has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Hafnia’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hafnia is more favorable than DSV A/S.

Summary

Hafnia beats DSV A/S on 6 of the 11 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.