Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. HAFN scored 60.8, KNX scored 33.8 — HAFN leads.
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HAFN
Hafnia Limited
Marine Shipping · Quality-Growth
60.8
$10.72 · $5.7B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
27.0
HAFN leads
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
Trucking · Quality-Growth
33.8
$64.47 · $10.5B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthKNX+0.8%
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)
HAFN
stronger →← stronger
KNX
93
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
46
27
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
21
89
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
40
HAFN is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
HAFN
KNX
$584mC+
FCF
$546mC+
-20.5%F
Rev
+0.8%C
0.33A-
D/E
0.38B+
8.3xA
P/E
—
—
PEG
0.24A
—
P/S
1.4xB+
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
HAFN
KNX
19% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
33% above
~-6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~14%/yr
+38%
1-yr DCF upside
-30%
+23%
5-yr DCF upside
-25%
+5%
10-yr DCF upside
-16%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
HAFN
Why this score
Raising its dividend
Short track record
KNX
Why this score
Raising its dividend
The companies
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.
KNXKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
Trucking · $64.47 · beta 1.21
Why now
Trucking · market cap $10.5b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $82.86 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.24 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 20 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $85.70 (implying +33% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($788m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
Net margin 0.6% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first. ROE 1% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where HAFN and KNX diverge
On the headline score the gap is 27.0 points in favor of HAFN. The widest single difference is Value, where HAFN leads by 50.0 points.
ValueHAFN 89.5 · KNX 39.5HAFN +50.0
QualityHAFN 92.7 · KNX 45.9HAFN +46.8
GrowthHAFN 27.1 · KNX 21.3HAFN +5.8
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 KNX the better stock?
HAFN scores higher: HAFN 60.8, KNX 33.8 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 KNX differ most?
The widest gap is value, where HAFN leads by 50 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. HAFN leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are HAFN and KNX 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.