Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, DLNG or LIND?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 3.11, indicating that its stock price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLNG or LIND more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Lindblad Expeditions' net margin of -5.40%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 14.73% beat Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	31.63%	14.73%	5.74%
Lindblad Expeditions	-5.40%	N/A	-3.89%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DLNG or LIND?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 145 more outperform votes than Lindblad Expeditions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 58.05% of users gave Lindblad Expeditions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 383 67.79%	Underperform Votes 182 32.21%
Lindblad Expeditions	Outperform Votes 238 58.05%	Underperform Votes 172 41.95%

Do analysts prefer DLNG or LIND?

Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus price target of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.94%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.

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)	0.00
Lindblad Expeditions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to DLNG or LIND?

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 3 more articles in the media than Dynagas LNG Partners. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 2 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.76 indicating that Dynagas LNG Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynagas LNG Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lindblad Expeditions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, DLNG or LIND?

Dynagas LNG Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions 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	$151.69M	1.06	$35.85M	$0.96	4.54
Lindblad Expeditions	$621.48M	1.12	-$45.61M	-$0.75	-16.97

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

75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners and Lindblad Expeditions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.