Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL) Competitors

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Flex LNG (NYSE:FLNG) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PANL or FLNG?

Flex LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pangaea Logistics Solutions. Flex LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pangaea Logistics Solutions, 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
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	$536.54M	0.61	$28.90M	$0.34	14.65
Flex LNG	$356.35M	3.45	$117.68M	$1.91	11.96

Is PANL or FLNG more profitable?

Flex LNG has a net margin of 29.10% compared to Pangaea Logistics Solutions' net margin of 2.75%. Flex LNG's return on equity of 14.83% beat Pangaea Logistics Solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	2.75%	4.97%	2.56%
Flex LNG	29.10%	14.83%	4.56%

Is PANL or FLNG a better dividend stock?

Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Flex LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Flex LNG pays out 157.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer PANL or FLNG?

In the previous week, Pangaea Logistics Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Flex LNG. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and 1 mentions for Flex LNG. Flex LNG's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Pangaea Logistics Solutions' score of 1.19 indicating that Flex LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flex LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PANL or FLNG?

Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flex LNG has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PANL or FLNG?

60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Flex LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend PANL or FLNG?

Flex LNG has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.65%. Given Flex LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flex LNG is more favorable than Pangaea Logistics Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pangaea Logistics Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Flex LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Flex LNG beats Pangaea Logistics Solutions on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.