Financial Contrast: Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT)

Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) and PowerFleet (NASDAQ:AIOT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dynagas LNG Partners and PowerFleet”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dynagas LNG Partners	$156.62 million	0.82	$61.60 million	$1.52	2.32
PowerFleet	$443.78 million	1.16	-$20.55 million	($0.16)	-24.06

Dynagas LNG Partners has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PowerFleet. PowerFleet 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Dynagas LNG Partners and PowerFleet, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynagas LNG Partners	0	1	0	0	2.00
PowerFleet	1	1	3	0	2.40

PowerFleet has a consensus price target of $9.67, indicating a potential upside of 151.08%. Given PowerFleet’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PowerFleet is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.4% of PowerFleet shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of PowerFleet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PowerFleet has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Dynagas LNG Partners and PowerFleet’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynagas LNG Partners	41.60%	13.59%	6.68%
PowerFleet	-4.63%	-1.33%	-0.66%

Summary

PowerFleet beats Dynagas LNG Partners on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dynagas LNG Partners

Dynagas LNG Partners LP, through its subsidiaries, operates in the seaborne transportation industry in Greece and internationally. The company owns and operates liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Its fleet consists of six LNG carriers with an aggregate carrying capacity of approximately 914,000 cubic meters. Dynagas GP LLC serves as the general partner of Dynagas LNG Partners LP. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece.

About PowerFleet

PowerFleet, Inc. engages in the provision of fleet management solutions for logistics, industrial, and vehicles. It offers wireless Internet of Things and machine to machine solutions for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing enterprise assets such as industrial trucks, tractor trailers, containers, cargo, and vehicle and truck fleets. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Israel, and Other. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Woodcliff Lake, NJ.