Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors

Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) and Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, MESA or DLNG?

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.01, indicating that its stock price is 201% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MESA or DLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 198 more outperform votes than Mesa Air Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.18% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Mesa Air Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mesa Air Group	Outperform Votes 192 57.14%	Underperform Votes 144 42.86%
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 390 68.18%	Underperform Votes 182 31.82%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MESA or DLNG?

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MESA or DLNG more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -19.86%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 14.73% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group	-19.86%	-32.45%	-6.74%
Dynagas LNG Partners	31.63%	14.73%	5.74%

Does the media refer more to MESA or DLNG?

In the previous week, Mesa Air Group had 3 more articles in the media than Dynagas LNG Partners. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mesa Air Group and 4 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Dynagas LNG Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dynagas LNG Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MESA or DLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynagas LNG 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
Mesa Air Group	$475.52M	0.09	-$120.12M	-$2.30	-0.45
Dynagas LNG Partners	$156.40M	0.85	$35.85M	$1.04	3.47

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats Mesa Air Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.