LPG vs. FRO, STNG, TRMD, ZIM, SBLK, CDLR, SFL, DHT, CMRE, and DAC
Should you be buying Dorian LPG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dorian LPG include Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), TORM (TRMD), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Cadeler A/S (CDLR), SFL (SFL), DHT (DHT), Costamare (CMRE), and Danaos (DAC). These companies are all part of the "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" industry.
Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Frontline had 13 more articles in the media than Dorian LPG. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Frontline and 4 mentions for Dorian LPG. Dorian LPG's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Frontline's score of 0.38 indicating that Dorian LPG is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dorian LPG has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dorian LPG has a net margin of 54.83% compared to Frontline's net margin of 32.94%. Dorian LPG's return on equity of 32.22% beat Frontline's return on equity.
Dorian LPG pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Dorian LPG pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Frontline pays out 51.7% 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.
Dorian LPG presently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.04%. Frontline has a consensus target price of $26.10, indicating a potential downside of 7.84%. Given Frontline's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontline is more favorable than Dorian LPG.
62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Dorian LPG shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Frontline has higher revenue and earnings than Dorian LPG. Dorian LPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontline, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Frontline received 191 more outperform votes than Dorian LPG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.43% of users gave Dorian LPG an outperform vote while only 58.25% of users gave Frontline an outperform vote.
Summary
Dorian LPG beats Frontline on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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