Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLNG or FLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 364 more outperform votes than FLEX LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.15% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 370 67.15%	Underperform Votes 181 32.85%
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 28.57%	Underperform Votes 15 71.43%

Does the media favor DLNG or FLNG?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners had 2 more articles in the media than FLEX LNG. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners and 1 mentions for FLEX LNG. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat FLEX LNG's score of -0.48 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FLEX LNG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DLNG or FLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DLNG or FLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.82%. FLEX LNG has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.58%. Given Dynagas LNG Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Dynagas LNG Partners is more favorable than FLEX LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FLEX LNG	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is DLNG or FLNG more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 32.35% compared to Dynagas LNG Partners' net margin of 22.35%. FLEX LNG's return on equity of 15.86% beat Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	22.35%	8.22%	2.82%
FLEX LNG	32.35%	15.86%	4.95%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DLNG or FLNG?

FLEX LNG has higher revenue and earnings than Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FLEX LNG, 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	$148.88M	N/A	$35.87M	$0.66	5.71
FLEX LNG	$371.02M	N/A	$120.04M	$2.23	11.80

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats FLEX LNG on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.