DHT (NYSE:DHT) versus Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) Head-To-Head Contrast

DHT (NYSE:DHT) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.5% of DHT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of DHT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

DHT pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.7%. Excelerate Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. DHT pays out 166.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Excelerate Energy pays out 24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Excelerate Energy has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DHT and Excelerate Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DHT	$498.40 million	6.38	$211.09 million	$2.94	6.71
Excelerate Energy	$1.47 billion	3.04	$39.20 million	$1.45	27.18

DHT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Excelerate Energy. DHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for DHT and Excelerate Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DHT	0	2	3	0	2.60
Excelerate Energy	0	6	5	3	2.79

DHT presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, suggesting a potential downside of 2.06%. Excelerate Energy has a consensus price target of $40.73, suggesting a potential upside of 3.34%. Given Excelerate Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than DHT.

Profitability

This table compares DHT and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DHT	65.52%	39.40%	28.63%
Excelerate Energy	3.23%	2.24%	1.22%

Volatility & Risk

DHT has a beta of -0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Excelerate Energy beats DHT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DHT

DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates crude oil tankers primarily in Monaco, Singapore, and Norway. The company also offers technical management services. As of March 15, 2024, it had a fleet of 24 very large crude carriers. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

About Excelerate Energy

Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.