Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) Competitors

FLEX LNG (NYSE:FLNG) and Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, FLNG or DLNG?

FLEX LNG has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLNG or DLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 365 more outperform votes than FLEX LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave FLEX LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FLEX LNG	Outperform Votes 6 28.57%	Underperform Votes 15 71.43%
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 371 67.21%	Underperform Votes 181 32.79%

Is FLNG or DLNG more profitable?

FLEX LNG has a net margin of 32.35% compared to FLEX LNG's net margin of 22.35%. Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity of 15.86% beat FLEX LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FLEX LNG	32.35%	15.86%	4.95%
Dynagas LNG Partners	22.35%	8.22%	2.82%

Does the media refer more to FLNG or DLNG?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners had 1 more articles in the media than FLEX LNG. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners and 1 mentions for FLEX LNG. FLEX LNG's average media sentiment score of -0.02 beat Dynagas LNG Partners' score of -0.48 indicating that Dynagas LNG Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FLEX LNG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FLNG or DLNG?

FLEX LNG presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.53%. Dynagas LNG Partners has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.38%. Given FLEX LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dynagas LNG Partners is more favorable than FLEX LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FLEX LNG	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FLNG or DLNG?

FLEX LNG has higher revenue and earnings than Dynagas LNG Partners. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FLEX LNG, 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
FLEX LNG	$371.02M	N/A	$120.04M	$2.23	11.93
Dynagas LNG Partners	$148.88M	N/A	$35.87M	$0.66	6.27

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats FLEX LNG on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.