Dorian LPG (LPG) Competitors

Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) and Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is LPG or VRRM more profitable?

Dorian LPG has a net margin of 25.52% compared to Verra Mobility's net margin of 3.88%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 51.05% beat Dorian LPG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorian LPG	25.52%	8.88%	5.21%
Verra Mobility	3.88%	51.05%	11.05%

Which has more volatility & risk, LPG or VRRM?

Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verra Mobility has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LPG or VRRM?

62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Verra Mobility shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LPG or VRRM?

Dorian LPG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verra Mobility. Dorian LPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verra Mobility, 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
Dorian LPG	$353.34M	3.20	$90.17M	$2.16	12.25
Verra Mobility	$879.21M	4.59	$31.45M	$0.20	126.43

Do analysts recommend LPG or VRRM?

Dorian LPG currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.27%. Verra Mobility has a consensus target price of $27.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.27%. Given Dorian LPG's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than Verra Mobility.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorian LPG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Verra Mobility	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer LPG or VRRM?

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 6 more articles in the media than Dorian LPG. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Verra Mobility and 2 mentions for Dorian LPG. Dorian LPG's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Verra Mobility's score of 0.90 indicating that Dorian LPG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dorian LPG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Verra Mobility	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Verra Mobility beats Dorian LPG on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.