Lakeside (LSH) Competitors

Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) and Lakeside (NASDAQ:LSH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PXS or LSH?

Pyxis Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Lakeside.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pyxis Tankers	$51.54M	0.55	$12.87M	-$0.04	-67.50
Lakeside	$18.32M	0.35	-$220K	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor PXS or LSH?

In the previous week, Lakeside had 1 more articles in the media than Pyxis Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lakeside and 0 mentions for Pyxis Tankers. Pyxis Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Lakeside's score of -1.32 indicating that Pyxis Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pyxis Tankers	Neutral
Lakeside	Negative

Is PXS or LSH more profitable?

Pyxis Tankers has a net margin of 6.26% compared to Lakeside's net margin of -26.74%. Pyxis Tankers' return on equity of 5.39% beat Lakeside's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pyxis Tankers	6.26%	5.39%	2.87%
Lakeside	-26.74%	-261.56%	-43.75%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PXS or LSH?

56.2% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Pyxis Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.0% of Lakeside shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pyxis Tankers beats Lakeside on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.