Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Competitors

Delek Logistics Partners (NYSE:DKL) and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

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

11.8% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Delek Logistics Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.0% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DKL or LIND?

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 11 more articles in the media than Delek Logistics Partners. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 0 mentions for Delek Logistics Partners. Delek Logistics Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.64 indicating that Delek Logistics Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Delek Logistics Partners	Positive
Lindblad Expeditions	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DKL or LIND?

Delek Logistics Partners received 99 more outperform votes than Lindblad Expeditions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.42% of users gave Delek Logistics Partners an outperform vote while only 58.21% of users gave Lindblad Expeditions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Delek Logistics Partners	Outperform Votes 340 58.42%	Underperform Votes 242 41.58%
Lindblad Expeditions	Outperform Votes 241 58.21%	Underperform Votes 173 41.79%

Do analysts rate DKL or LIND?

Delek Logistics Partners presently has a consensus price target of $44.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.31%. Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus price target of $15.67, suggesting a potential upside of 46.14%. Given Lindblad Expeditions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Delek Logistics Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Delek Logistics Partners	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lindblad Expeditions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, DKL or LIND?

Delek Logistics Partners has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.65, meaning that its share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DKL or LIND?

Delek Logistics Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Delek Logistics 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
Delek Logistics Partners	$938.49M	2.46	$126.24M	$2.99	14.46
Lindblad Expeditions	$670.83M	0.87	-$45.61M	-$0.60	-17.87

Is DKL or LIND more profitable?

Delek Logistics Partners has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Lindblad Expeditions' net margin of -5.40%. Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity of 0.00% beat Delek Logistics Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Delek Logistics Partners	13.15%	-155.77%	8.39%
Lindblad Expeditions	-5.40%	N/A	-3.89%

Summary

Delek Logistics Partners beats Lindblad Expeditions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.