Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL) Competitors

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PANL or FLNG?

Flex LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pangaea Logistics Solutions. Flex LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pangaea Logistics Solutions, 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
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$579.78M	0.62	$28.90M	$0.22	25.00
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.82	$117.68M	$1.84	13.73

Which has more risk and volatility, PANL or FLNG?

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PANL or FLNG a better dividend stock?

Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Flex LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Flex LNG pays out 163.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PANL or FLNG?

60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PANL or FLNG?

In the previous week, Flex LNG had 2 more articles in the media than Pangaea Logistics Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flex LNG and 2 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Flex LNG's score of 1.32 indicating that Pangaea Logistics Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Flex LNG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend PANL or FLNG?

Pangaea Logistics Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.64%. Flex LNG has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.95%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Flex LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PANL or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 27.84% compared to Pangaea Logistics Solutions' net margin of 1.52%. Flex LNG's return on equity of 14.41% beat Pangaea Logistics Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	1.52%	3.38%	1.71%
Flex LNG	27.84%	14.41%	4.35%

Summary

Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Flex LNG on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.