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GASS vs. LIND, GNK, VLRS, SNCY, ULH, CVLG, FIP, SB, ASC, and ESEA

Should you be buying StealthGas stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StealthGas include Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Safe Bulkers (SB), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), and Euroseas (ESEA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

StealthGas vs. Its Competitors

StealthGas (NASDAQ:GASS) and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 5 more articles in the media than StealthGas. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 11 mentions for StealthGas. StealthGas' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.45 indicating that StealthGas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
StealthGas
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lindblad Expeditions
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

StealthGas has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.71, indicating that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.63%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than StealthGas.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
StealthGas
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Lindblad Expeditions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

StealthGas has a net margin of 35.16% compared to Lindblad Expeditions' net margin of -1.19%. StealthGas' return on equity of 9.82% beat Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
StealthGas35.16% 9.82% 8.50%
Lindblad Expeditions -1.19%N/A -0.92%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
StealthGas$167.26M1.75$69.86M$1.654.79
Lindblad Expeditions$702.28M1.16-$31.18M-$0.30-49.43

66.3% of StealthGas shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. 22.1% of StealthGas shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

StealthGas and Lindblad Expeditions tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GASS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GASS vs. The Competition

MetricStealthGasTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$292.14M$2.66B$7.34B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A5.08%949.35%4.03%
P/E Ratio4.7910.3014.5826.60
Price / Sales1.752.98464.47121.39
Price / Cash2.874.507.9759.36
Price / Book0.460.942.196.67
Net Income$69.86M$527.30M$571.12M$265.59M
7 Day Performance10.18%1.32%2.65%3.42%
1 Month Performance15.16%0.40%1.08%1.09%
1 Year Performance33.45%-14.00%9.46%23.84%

StealthGas Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GASS
StealthGas
2.2993 of 5 stars
$7.90
+3.1%
N/A+29.8%$292.14M$167.26M4.79N/ANews Coverage
LIND
Lindblad Expeditions
3.6106 of 5 stars
$13.70
+1.5%
$16.67
+21.7%
+38.4%$739.65M$702.28M-45.671,300Insider Trade
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
3.019 of 5 stars
$16.30
-0.1%
$19.33
+18.6%
-2.9%$701.10M$423.02M47.941,010
VLRS
Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion
1.7499 of 5 stars
$6.11
+4.5%
$7.94
+30.0%
+6.5%$680.93M$3.14B-22.616,901
SNCY
Sun Country Airlines
4.244 of 5 stars
$12.22
+0.2%
$17.38
+42.2%
+21.6%$650.46M$1.08B11.533,141Positive News
ULH
Universal Logistics
2.32 of 5 stars
$24.23
+0.9%
$29.00
+19.7%
-35.9%$632.44M$1.85B10.4010,821
CVLG
Covenant Logistics Group
4.0327 of 5 stars
$23.66
-0.7%
$33.00
+39.5%
-6.7%$596.22M$1.13B13.204,800News Coverage
Positive News
FIP
FTAI Infrastructure
2.7191 of 5 stars
$4.54
-3.4%
$12.00
+164.3%
-44.1%$539.38M$331.50M-2.97600Ex-Dividend
SB
Safe Bulkers
3.4915 of 5 stars
$4.32
+1.6%
$4.47
+3.4%
-15.6%$434.86M$307.63M10.05920
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
4.3874 of 5 stars
$10.93
+2.6%
$12.67
+15.9%
-39.5%$432.64M$405.78M10.61990News Coverage
Positive News
ESEA
Euroseas
3.5693 of 5 stars
$60.72
+1.6%
$61.00
+0.5%
+35.6%$418.64M$212.90M3.57360

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This page (NASDAQ:GASS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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