FLEX LNG (FLNG) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DLNG or FLNG?

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
Dynagas LNG Partners	$160.48M	0.91	$35.85M	$0.66	6.00
FLEX LNG	$371.02M	N/A	$120.04M	$2.23	12.57

Does the media favor DLNG or FLNG?

In the previous week, Dynagas LNG Partners and Dynagas LNG Partners both had 3 articles in the media. Dynagas LNG Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat FLEX LNG's score of -0.01 indicating that FLEX LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynagas LNG Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FLEX LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DLNG or FLNG?

Dynagas LNG Partners presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.01%. FLEX LNG has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.71%. Given FLEX LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Dynagas LNG Partners is more favorable than FLEX LNG.

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

Is DLNG or FLNG a better dividend stock?

Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. FLEX LNG pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FLEX LNG pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, DLNG or FLNG?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLNG or FLNG?

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

Is DLNG or FLNG 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
Dynagas LNG Partners	22.35%	8.22%	2.82%
FLEX LNG	32.35%	15.86%	4.95%

Summary

FLEX LNG beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.