Dorian LPG (LPG) Competitors

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) and Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is SNDR or LPG more profitable?

Dorian LPG has a net margin of 25.52% compared to Schneider National's net margin of 2.32%. Dorian LPG's return on equity of 8.88% beat Schneider National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schneider National	2.32%	4.37%	2.73%
Dorian LPG	25.52%	8.88%	5.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, SNDR or LPG?

Schneider National has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SNDR or LPG?

Schneider National currently has a consensus price target of $27.29, suggesting a potential upside of 8.88%. Dorian LPG has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.68%. Given Dorian LPG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than Schneider National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schneider National	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Dorian LPG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SNDR or LPG a better dividend stock?

Schneider National pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dorian LPG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Schneider National pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dorian LPG pays out 46.3% 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. Schneider National has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Dorian LPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SNDR or LPG?

28.5% of Schneider National shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Schneider National shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Dorian LPG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SNDR or LPG?

Schneider National has higher revenue and earnings than Dorian LPG. Dorian LPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, 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
Schneider National	$5.37B	0.82	$117M	$0.70	35.80
Dorian LPG	$353.34M	3.45	$90.17M	$2.16	13.21

Does the media favor SNDR or LPG?

In the previous week, Dorian LPG had 4 more articles in the media than Schneider National. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dorian LPG and 2 mentions for Schneider National. Schneider National's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Dorian LPG's score of 0.37 indicating that Schneider National is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schneider National	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Dorian LPG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Dorian LPG beats Schneider National on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.