Danaos (DAC) Competitors

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) and South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is DAC or SOBO more profitable?

Danaos has a net margin of 49.81% compared to South Bow's net margin of 0.00%. Danaos' return on equity of 16.03% beat South Bow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Danaos	49.81%	16.03%	12.99%
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor DAC or SOBO?

In the previous week, South Bow had 1 more articles in the media than Danaos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for South Bow and 1 mentions for Danaos. South Bow's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Danaos' score of 0.00 indicating that South Bow is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Danaos	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
South Bow	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, DAC or SOBO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Danaos	$1.01B	1.61	$505.07M	$24.36	3.52
South Bow	$2.07B	2.68	$385.21M	$1.85	14.41

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DAC or SOBO?

Danaos received 207 more outperform votes than South Bow when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.23% of users gave Danaos an outperform vote while only 29.41% of users gave South Bow an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Danaos	Outperform Votes 212 56.23%	Underperform Votes 165 43.77%
South Bow	Outperform Votes 5 29.41%	Underperform Votes 12 70.59%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DAC or SOBO?

19.0% of Danaos shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of Danaos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate DAC or SOBO?

Danaos currently has a consensus price target of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.37%. South Bow has a consensus price target of $28.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.30%. Given Danaos' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Danaos is more favorable than South Bow.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Danaos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
South Bow	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is DAC or SOBO a better dividend stock?

Danaos pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. South Bow pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Danaos pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South Bow pays out 108.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Danaos has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Danaos beats South Bow on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.