Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG – Get Rating) and Imperial Petroleum (NASDAQ:IMPP – Get Rating) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Dorian LPG and Imperial Petroleum's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Dorian LPG alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dorian LPG | $274.22 million | 2.44 | $71.93 million | $2.42 | 6.85 |
| Imperial Petroleum | $17.36 million | 2.12 | -$3.64 million | ($0.27) | -0.96 |
Dorian LPG has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Petroleum. Imperial Petroleum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorian LPG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
78.4% of Dorian LPG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Imperial Petroleum shares are held by institutional investors. 24.2% of Dorian LPG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Dorian LPG and Imperial Petroleum, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dorian LPG | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Imperial Petroleum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Dorian LPG presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.69%. Given Dorian LPG's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than Imperial Petroleum.
Profitability
This table compares Dorian LPG and Imperial Petroleum's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dorian LPG | 32.27% | 8.86% | 5.07% |
| Imperial Petroleum | 22.61% | 301.33% | 5.96% |
Summary
Dorian LPG beats Imperial Petroleum on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Dorian LPG
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Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through its LPG tankers worldwide. The company owns and operates very large gas carriers (VLGCs). As of May 27, 2022, its fleet consisted of twenty-two VLGCs. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
About Imperial Petroleum
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Imperial Petroleum Inc. provides international seaborne transportation services to oil producers, refineries, and commodities traders. It carries refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals; and crude oils. As of March 29, 2022, the company owned four medium range refined petroleum product tankers and one Aframax crude oil tanker with a total capacity of 305,804 deadweight tons. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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