Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ALK scored 19.1, HAFN scored 60.8 — HAFN leads.
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Different reporting periods. HAFN's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but ALK's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
ALK
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
Airlines · Quality-Growth
19.1
$39.36 · $4.4B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
41.7
HAFN leads
HAFN
Hafnia Limited
Marine Shipping · Quality-Growth
60.8
$10.72 · $5.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthALK+21.3%
Strongest balance sheetHAFN0.33
Highest qualityHAFN93 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueHAFN-19%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ALK
stronger →← stronger
HAFN
26
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
93
50
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
27
5
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
89
HAFN is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ALK
HAFN
-$477mF
FCF
$584mC+
+21.3%A-
Rev
-20.5%F
2.08D
D/E
0.33A-
0.3xA
P/S
—
1.20B+
PEG
—
—
P/E
8.4xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ALK
HAFN
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
19% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-6%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+38%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+23%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+5%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ALK
Why this score
Buying back stock
Cyclical growth
HAFN
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Short track record
The companies
ALKAlaska Air Group, Inc.
Airlines · $39.36 · beta 1.33
Why now
Airlines · market cap $4.4b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $60.63 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +21%, comfortably above the S&P median. 16 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $55.25 (implying +40% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
D/E 2.08 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Free cash flow is negative (-$477m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Currently unprofitable (margin -1.2%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk.
HAFNHafnia Limited
Marine Shipping · $10.72 · beta -0.19
Why now
Marine Shipping · market cap $5.7b. Trading near 52-week high of $10.89 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. Revenue -20% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating.
Moat
Net margin 25% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
Revenue contracting -20% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line. Trading within 2% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where ALK and HAFN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 41.7 points in favor of HAFN. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueALK 5.4 · HAFN 89.5HAFN +84.1
QualityALK 25.9 · HAFN 92.7HAFN +66.8
GrowthALK 50.0 · HAFN 27.1ALK +22.9
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is HAFN or ALK the better stock?
HAFN scores higher: HAFN 60.8, ALK 19.1 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do HAFN and ALK differ most?
The widest gap is value, where HAFN leads by 84 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are HAFN and ALK scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.