Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) vs. COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) Head-To-Head Review

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) and COSCO SHIPPING (OTCMKTS:CICOY) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. COSCO SHIPPING pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Hafnia pays out 126.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Hafnia and COSCO SHIPPING’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hafnia	44.74%	19.20%	12.10%
COSCO SHIPPING	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hafnia and COSCO SHIPPING”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hafnia	$955.87 million	3.73	$339.68 million	$0.91	7.65
COSCO SHIPPING	$30.54 billion	0.86	$4.29 billion	N/A	N/A

COSCO SHIPPING has higher revenue and earnings than Hafnia.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hafnia and COSCO SHIPPING, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hafnia	0	3	0	1	2.50
COSCO SHIPPING	1	2	0	0	1.67

Volatility and Risk

Hafnia has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COSCO SHIPPING has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hafnia beats COSCO SHIPPING on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About COSCO SHIPPING

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the container shipping, managing and operating container terminals, and other terminal related businesses in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mainland China, and internationally. It operates through Container Shipping Business and Terminal Business segments. The company offers freight forwarding and transportation, vessel chartering, container transportation, marine, vessel management and manning, cargo and liner agency, logistics, document, shipping agency and other sea transport, container stack, cargo storage, and cargo transportation services. It is also involved in the design and manufacture of computer software, as well as provision of technology services and solutions; asset management business; and operation of terminals. The company was formerly known as China COSCO Holdings Company Limited and changed its name to COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. in November 2016. COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China.