Global Business Travel Group (NYSE:GBTG – Get Free Report) and Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Global Business Travel Group and Hafnia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Business Travel Group | -7.06% | -9.70% | -3.02% |
| Hafnia | 53.44% | 36.90% | 22.38% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
82.5% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Global Business Travel Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Business Travel Group | $2.29 billion | 1.84 | -$63.00 million | ($0.36) | -24.90 |
| Hafnia | $1.92 billion | 1.36 | $793.28 million | $1.70 | 3.01 |
Hafnia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Business Travel Group. Global Business Travel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hafnia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Global Business Travel Group and Hafnia, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Business Travel Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Hafnia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Global Business Travel Group currently has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 10.15%. Hafnia has a consensus target price of $8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 60.98%. Given Hafnia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hafnia is more favorable than Global Business Travel Group.
Summary
Hafnia beats Global Business Travel Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global Business Travel Group
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. provides business-to-business (B2B) travel platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform offers a suite of technology-enabled solutions to business travelers and clients; travel content suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, ground transportation, and aggregators; and third-party travel agencies. It also provides consulting, meetings and events planning, and outsourced services. Global Business Travel Group, Inc. is based in New York, New York.
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.
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