Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) & Dycom Industries (NYSE:DY) Head to Head Analysis

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cadeler A/S	27.45%	12.58%	5.95%
Dycom Industries	4.79%	25.30%	8.39%

Risk & Volatility

Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dycom Industries has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Dycom Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Cadeler A/S and Dycom Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cadeler A/S	0	3	0	0	2.00
Dycom Industries	0	2	10	0	2.83

Dycom Industries has a consensus target price of $502.92, suggesting a potential upside of 98.11%. Given Dycom Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dycom Industries is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cadeler A/S and Dycom Industries”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cadeler A/S	$701.71 million	2.98	$317.00 million	$2.51	8.65
Dycom Industries	$5.55 billion	1.38	$281.19 million	$10.99	23.10

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

Summary

Dycom Industries beats Cadeler A/S on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Dycom Industries

Dycom Industries, Inc. provides specialty contracting services to the telecommunications infrastructure and utility industries in the United States. The company offers engineering services to telecommunications providers, including the planning and design of aerial, underground, and buried fiber optic, copper, and coaxial cable systems; wireless networks in connection with the deployment of macro cell and new small cell sites; and program and project management and inspection personnel. It also provides construction, maintenance, and installation services for telephone companies and cable multiple system operators, such as placement and splicing of copper, fiber, and coaxial cables; tower construction, lines and antenna installation, foundation and equipment pad construction, and small cell site placement for wireless carriers, as well as equipment installation and material fabrication, and site testing services; underground facility locating services comprising locating telephone, cable television, power, water, sewer, and gas lines; installation and maintenance of customer premise equipment, including digital video recorders, set top boxes, and modems for cable system operators; and construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities, and other customers. Dycom Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.