Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DLNG or ASC?

62.2% of Ardmore Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, DLNG or ASC?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ardmore Shipping has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DLNG or ASC?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Ardmore Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners and 2 mentions for Ardmore Shipping. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Ardmore Shipping's score of 0.61 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ardmore Shipping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate DLNG or ASC?

Ardmore Shipping has a consensus price target of $12.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.99%. Given Ardmore Shipping's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ardmore Shipping 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
Ardmore Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is DLNG or ASC a better dividend stock?

Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Ardmore Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ardmore Shipping pays out 27.2% 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.

Is DLNG or ASC more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 35.60% compared to Ardmore Shipping's net margin of 14.48%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 16.11% beat Ardmore Shipping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	35.60%	16.11%	6.93%
Ardmore Shipping	14.48%	8.46%	7.38%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DLNG or ASC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynagas LNG Partners	$156.40M	0.91	$51.55M	$1.12	3.45
Ardmore Shipping	$405.78M	1.24	$133.01M	$1.03	12.06

Summary

Ardmore Shipping beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.