Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, DLNG or CVLG?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Covenant Logistics Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DLNG or CVLG?

Covenant Logistics Group has a consensus price target of $35.25, indicating a potential upside of 92.12%. Given Covenant Logistics Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Covenant Logistics Group 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
Covenant Logistics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLNG or CVLG?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 371 more outperform votes than Covenant Logistics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.07% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 43.59% of users gave Covenant Logistics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 388 68.07%	Underperform Votes 182 31.93%
Covenant Logistics Group	Outperform Votes 17 43.59%	Underperform Votes 22 56.41%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DLNG or CVLG?

Covenant Logistics Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Covenant Logistics Group, 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	$156.40M	0.82	$35.85M	$1.04	3.33
Covenant Logistics Group	$1.13B	0.43	$35.92M	$1.29	14.22

Does the media favor DLNG or CVLG?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners and Dynagas LNG Partners both had 4 articles in the media. Covenant Logistics Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Dynagas LNG Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Covenant Logistics Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Covenant Logistics Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DLNG or CVLG more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Covenant Logistics Group's net margin of 3.17%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 14.73% beat Covenant Logistics Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	31.63%	14.73%	5.74%
Covenant Logistics Group	3.17%	13.04%	5.56%

Is DLNG or CVLG a better dividend stock?

Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Covenant Logistics Group pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Covenant Logistics Group pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dynagas LNG Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DLNG or CVLG?

83.7% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by institutional investors. 36.5% of Covenant Logistics Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Covenant Logistics Group beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.