KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors

KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) and Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor KNOP or ULCC?

In the previous week, Frontier Group had 6 more articles in the media than KNOT Offshore Partners. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Frontier Group and 0 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners. KNOT Offshore Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Frontier Group's score of 1.05 indicating that KNOT Offshore Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
KNOT Offshore Partners	Positive
Frontier Group	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KNOP or ULCC?

26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 48.0% of Frontier Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend KNOP or ULCC?

Frontier Group has a consensus target price of $5.61, indicating a potential upside of 24.14%. Given Frontier Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Group is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KNOT Offshore Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Frontier Group	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Is KNOP or ULCC more profitable?

KNOT Offshore Partners has a net margin of 4.36% compared to Frontier Group's net margin of -0.87%. KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity of 4.35% beat Frontier Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KNOT Offshore Partners	4.36%	4.35%	1.43%
Frontier Group	-0.87%	-12.56%	-1.12%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, KNOP or ULCC?

Frontier Group has higher revenue and earnings than KNOT Offshore Partners. Frontier Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KNOT Offshore 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
KNOT Offshore Partners	$318.60M	0.78	$13.93M	$0.41	17.61
Frontier Group	$3.78B	0.27	$85M	-$0.16	-28.25

Which has more volatility and risk, KNOP or ULCC?

KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Group has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its share price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KNOT Offshore Partners beats Frontier Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.