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DAC vs FRO

Side-by-side comparison of Danaos Corporation (DAC) and Frontline Plc (FRO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DAC and FRO operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • FRO is the larger of the two at $9.26B, about 4.0x DAC ($2.32B).
  • Over the past year, DAC is up 46.1% and FRO is up 129.2% - FRO leads by 83.1 points.
  • DAC has hit the wire 1 time in the past 4 weeks while FRO has been quiet.
  • FRO has more recent analyst coverage (15 ratings vs 4 for DAC).
PerformanceDAC+46.09%FRO+129.17%
2025-06-23+0.00%2026-06-23
MetricDACFRO
Company
Danaos Corporation
Frontline Plc
Price
$126.21-0.84%
$42.59+2.50%
Market cap
$2.32B
$9.26B
1M return
-5.19%
+10.68%
1Y return
+46.09%
+129.17%
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Marine Transportation
Marine Transportation
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2006
News (4w)
1
0
Recent ratings
4
15
DAC

Danaos Corporation

Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. The company offers seaborne transportation services, such as chartering its vessels to liner companies. As of February 28, 2021, it had a fleet of 65 containerships aggregating 403,793 twenty foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1972 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

FRO

Frontline Plc

Frontline Ltd., a shipping company, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oil and oil products worldwide. It owns and operates oil and product tankers. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a fleet of 68 vessels. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of vessels. Frontline Ltd. is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

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