Dorian LPG (LPG) Competitors

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VRRM or LPG?

Dorian LPG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Verra Mobility. Dorian LPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, 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
Verra Mobility	$879.21M	4.23	$57.01M	$0.17	137.12
Dorian LPG	$418.84M	2.23	$307.45M	$3.93	5.56

Does the media refer more to VRRM or LPG?

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 13 more articles in the media than Dorian LPG. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Verra Mobility and 3 mentions for Dorian LPG. Dorian LPG's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Verra Mobility's score of 0.95 indicating that Dorian LPG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dorian LPG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VRRM or LPG?

62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, VRRM or LPG?

Verra Mobility has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VRRM or LPG more profitable?

Dorian LPG has a net margin of 38.51% compared to Verra Mobility's net margin of 11.64%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 38.97% beat Dorian LPG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Verra Mobility	11.64%	38.97%	9.74%
Dorian LPG	38.51%	15.14%	8.76%

Do analysts rate VRRM or LPG?

Verra Mobility presently has a consensus price target of $26.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.40%. Dorian LPG has a consensus price target of $43.50, suggesting a potential upside of 99.08%. Given Dorian LPG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Dorian LPG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRRM or LPG?

Dorian LPG received 218 more outperform votes than Verra Mobility when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.75% of users gave Dorian LPG an outperform vote while only 49.28% of users gave Verra Mobility an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Verra Mobility	Outperform Votes 68 49.28%	Underperform Votes 70 50.72%
Dorian LPG	Outperform Votes 286 65.75%	Underperform Votes 149 34.25%

Summary

Dorian LPG beats Verra Mobility on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.