PANL vs. DSX, NVGS, GSL, GNK, ASC, TNP, TK, OSG, SB, and SMHI
Should you be buying Pangaea Logistics Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pangaea Logistics Solutions include Diana Shipping (DSX), Navigator (NVGS), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), Tsakos Energy Navigation (TNP), Teekay (TK), Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Safe Bulkers (SB), and SEACOR Marine (SMHI). These companies are all part of the "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" industry.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Diana Shipping received 22 more outperform votes than Pangaea Logistics Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.22% of users gave Pangaea Logistics Solutions an outperform vote while only 52.50% of users gave Diana Shipping an outperform vote.
Diana Shipping has a net margin of 11.81% compared to Pangaea Logistics Solutions' net margin of 7.04%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' return on equity of 8.86% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 23.94%. Diana Shipping has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.33%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Diana Shipping.
In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 10 more articles in the media than Pangaea Logistics Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Diana Shipping and 5 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Diana Shipping's score of -0.03 indicating that Pangaea Logistics Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diana Shipping pays out 136.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Diana Shipping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pangaea Logistics Solutions. Pangaea Logistics Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diana Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Diana Shipping on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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