Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Is DLNG or SB a better dividend stock?

Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Safe Bulkers pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dynagas LNG Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, DLNG or SB?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safe Bulkers has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLNG or SB more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 33.92% compared to Safe Bulkers' net margin of 19.25%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 15.92% beat Safe Bulkers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	33.92%	15.92%	6.68%
Safe Bulkers	19.25%	5.80%	3.45%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DLNG or SB?

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safe Bulkers, 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
Dynagas LNG Partners	$156.40M	0.82	$51.55M	$1.09	3.21
Safe Bulkers	$277.51M	1.48	$97.38M	$0.43	9.09

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DLNG or SB?

21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DLNG or SB?

In the previous week, Safe Bulkers had 12 more articles in the media than Dynagas LNG Partners. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Safe Bulkers and 1 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Safe Bulkers' score of 0.36 indicating that Dynagas LNG Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynagas LNG Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Safe Bulkers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend DLNG or SB?

Safe Bulkers has a consensus price target of $4.47, indicating a potential upside of 14.24%. Given Safe Bulkers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Safe Bulkers is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Safe Bulkers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.