Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer DLNG or MESA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Mesa Air Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DLNG or MESA?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 186 more outperform votes than Mesa Air Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.50% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Mesa Air Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 378 67.50%	Underperform Votes 182 32.50%
Mesa Air Group	Outperform Votes 192 57.14%	Underperform Votes 144 42.86%

Is DLNG or MESA more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 21.27% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -19.86%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 11.77% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	21.27%	11.77%	4.30%
Mesa Air Group	-19.86%	-32.45%	-6.74%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DLNG or MESA?

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to DLNG or MESA?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners and 0 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Dynagas LNG Partners' score of 0.12 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dynagas LNG Partners	Neutral
Mesa Air Group	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, DLNG or MESA?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.12, meaning that its share price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DLNG or MESA?

Dynagas LNG Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynagas LNG Partners, 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
Dynagas LNG Partners	$161.23M	0.86	$35.85M	$0.60	6.32
Mesa Air Group	$475.52M	0.08	-$120.12M	-$2.30	-0.40

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats Mesa Air Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.