Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) Competitors

Daseke (NASDAQ:DSKE) and Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend DSKE or LIND?

Daseke presently has a consensus price target of $10.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.44%. Lindblad Expeditions has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 97.82%. Given Daseke's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lindblad Expeditions is more favorable than Daseke.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Daseke	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lindblad Expeditions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, DSKE or LIND?

Daseke has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its share price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DSKE or LIND?

In the previous week, Lindblad Expeditions had 13 more articles in the media than Daseke. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lindblad Expeditions and 2 mentions for Daseke. Daseke's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Lindblad Expeditions' score of 0.00 indicating that Lindblad Expeditions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Daseke	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lindblad Expeditions	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DSKE or LIND?

Daseke has higher revenue and earnings than Lindblad Expeditions. Daseke is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lindblad Expeditions, 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
Daseke	$1.57B	0.25	-$17.70M	-$0.59	-14.05
Lindblad Expeditions	$569.54M	0.69	-$45.61M	-$0.94	-7.80

Is DSKE or LIND more profitable?

Daseke has a net margin of -1.13% compared to Daseke's net margin of -8.01%. Daseke's return on equity of 0.00% beat Lindblad Expeditions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Daseke	-1.13%	-30.76%	-1.51%
Lindblad Expeditions	-8.01%	N/A	-5.51%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DSKE or LIND?

71.5% of Daseke shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Daseke shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSKE or LIND?

Daseke received 18 more outperform votes than Lindblad Expeditions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.75% of users gave Daseke an outperform vote while only 57.57% of users gave Lindblad Expeditions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Daseke	Outperform Votes 250 67.75%	Underperform Votes 119 32.25%
Lindblad Expeditions	Outperform Votes 232 57.57%	Underperform Votes 171 42.43%

Summary

Lindblad Expeditions beats Daseke on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.