Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG – Get Free Report) and Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Dynagas LNG Partners and Amplify Energy”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dynagas LNG Partners | $156.62 million | 0.86 | $61.60 million | $1.68 | 2.21 |
| Amplify Energy | $263.36 million | 0.71 | $43.97 million | $0.45 | 9.99 |
Volatility & Risk
Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amplify Energy has a beta of -0.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Dynagas LNG Partners and Amplify Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dynagas LNG Partners | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Amplify Energy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Amplify Energy has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.22%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.
Profitability
This table compares Dynagas LNG Partners and Amplify Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dynagas LNG Partners | 42.33% | 13.05% | 6.74% |
| Amplify Energy | 10.62% | -3.01% | -2.07% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Amplify Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Dynagas LNG Partners beats Amplify Energy on 7 of the 13 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 Amplify Energy
Amplify Energy Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company’s properties consist of operated and non-operated working interests in producing and undeveloped leasehold acreage, as well as working interests in identified producing wells located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford. The company is based in Houston, Texas.
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