KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP) Competitors

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and KNOT Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts prefer DLNG or KNOP?

Dynagas LNG Partners presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.25%. Given KNOT Offshore Partners' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dynagas LNG Partners is more favorable than KNOT Offshore Partners.

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
KNOT Offshore Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer DLNG or KNOP?

In the previous week, KNOT Offshore Partners had 3 more articles in the media than Dynagas LNG Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KNOT Offshore Partners and 1 mentions for Dynagas LNG Partners. KNOT Offshore Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Dynagas LNG Partners' score of -0.22 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KNOT Offshore Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DLNG or KNOP?

Dynagas LNG Partners received 61 more outperform votes than KNOT Offshore Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.21% of users gave Dynagas LNG Partners an outperform vote while only 63.14% of users gave KNOT Offshore Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynagas LNG Partners	Outperform Votes 371 67.21%	Underperform Votes 181 32.79%
KNOT Offshore Partners	Outperform Votes 310 63.14%	Underperform Votes 181 36.86%

Is DLNG or KNOP more profitable?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a net margin of 22.35% compared to Dynagas LNG Partners' net margin of -11.81%. KNOT Offshore Partners' return on equity of 8.22% beat Dynagas LNG Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	22.35%	8.22%	2.82%
KNOT Offshore Partners	-11.81%	2.86%	0.93%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DLNG or KNOP?

26.8% of KNOT Offshore Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DLNG or KNOP?

Dynagas LNG Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KNOT Offshore Partners. KNOT Offshore Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynagas LNG Partners, 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	0.92	$35.85M	$0.66	6.05
KNOT Offshore Partners	$290.72M	0.64	-$33.57M	-$1.02	-5.34

Which has more volatility and risk, DLNG or KNOP?

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KNOT Offshore Partners has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DLNG or KNOP a better dividend stock?

Dynagas LNG Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. KNOT Offshore Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dynagas LNG Partners pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KNOT Offshore Partners pays out -9.8% 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.

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats KNOT Offshore Partners on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.