Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG – Get Free Report) and Excelerate Energy (NYSE:EE – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Dorian LPG and Excelerate Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dorian LPG | 55.00% | 25.69% | 15.87% |
| Excelerate Energy | 3.23% | 2.24% | 1.22% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Dorian LPG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Excelerate Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Dorian LPG and Excelerate Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dorian LPG | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Excelerate Energy | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2.85 |
Dorian LPG presently has a consensus price target of $55.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.67%. Excelerate Energy has a consensus price target of $44.56, indicating a potential upside of 37.47%. Given Excelerate Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Excelerate Energy is more favorable than Dorian LPG.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Dorian LPG and Excelerate Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dorian LPG | $481.51 million | 4.81 | $193.67 million | $7.55 | 7.17 |
| Excelerate Energy | $1.47 billion | 2.50 | $39.20 million | $1.45 | 22.35 |
Dorian LPG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Excelerate Energy. Dorian LPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excelerate Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excelerate Energy has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Dorian LPG beats Excelerate Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dorian LPG
Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas through its LPG tankers worldwide. It owns and operates twenty-five very large gas carriers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Excelerate Energy
Excelerate Energy, Inc. provides flexible liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions worldwide. The company offers regasification services, including floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), infrastructure development, and LNG and natural gas supply, procurement, and distribution services; LNG terminal services; and natural gas supply to-power projects. Excelerate Energy, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Excelerate Energy, Inc. is a subsidiary of Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC.
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