DLNG vs. ASC, SB, CLCO, BLDE, PANL, PAMT, GASS, KNOP, AZUL, and PAL
Should you be buying Dynagas LNG Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dynagas LNG Partners include Ardmore Shipping (ASC), Safe Bulkers (SB), Cool (CLCO), Blade Air Mobility (BLDE), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), PAMT (PAMT), StealthGas (GASS), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Azul (AZUL), and Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Dynagas LNG Partners vs. Its Competitors
Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 33.92% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 26.78%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 15.92% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.
Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ardmore Shipping pays out 8.8% 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.
Ardmore Shipping has a consensus price target of $13.67, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Ardmore Shipping's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ardmore Shipping is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.
In the previous week, Ardmore Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Dynagas LNG Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ardmore Shipping and 1 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.70 indicating that Dynagas LNG Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ardmore Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ardmore Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ardmore Shipping beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DLNG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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