Hafnia (HAFN) Competitors

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) and Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate HAFN or PAA?

Hafnia presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.92%. Plains All American Pipeline has a consensus price target of $20.55, indicating a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Plains All American Pipeline's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Plains All American Pipeline is more favorable than Hafnia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hafnia	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Plains All American Pipeline	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is HAFN or PAA more profitable?

Hafnia has a net margin of 37.26% compared to Plains All American Pipeline's net margin of 1.54%. Hafnia's return on equity of 18.74% beat Plains All American Pipeline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hafnia	37.26%	18.74%	11.65%
Plains All American Pipeline	1.54%	11.69%	4.83%

Does the media favor HAFN or PAA?

In the previous week, Plains All American Pipeline had 6 more articles in the media than Hafnia. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Plains All American Pipeline and 2 mentions for Hafnia. Plains All American Pipeline's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Hafnia's score of 1.01 indicating that Plains All American Pipeline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hafnia	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Plains All American Pipeline	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HAFN or PAA?

Hafnia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plains All American Pipeline. Hafnia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plains All American Pipeline, 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
Hafnia	$1.94B	1.62	$774.03M	$0.85	7.29
Plains All American Pipeline	$47.80B	0.25	$772M	$0.88	19.05

Which has more volatility & risk, HAFN or PAA?

Hafnia has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plains All American Pipeline has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HAFN or PAA a better dividend stock?

Hafnia pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Plains All American Pipeline pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Hafnia pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plains All American Pipeline pays out 172.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Plains All American Pipeline has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Plains All American Pipeline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HAFN or PAA?

41.8% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Plains All American Pipeline shares are held 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.

Summary

Plains All American Pipeline beats Hafnia on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.