Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) versus Keppel (OTCMKTS:KPELY) Critical Survey

Dorian LPG (NYSE:LPG) and Keppel (OTCMKTS:KPELY) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dorian LPG and Keppel”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dorian LPG	$404.13 million	3.75	$90.17 million	$2.84	12.48
Keppel	$4.58 billion	3.93	$603.62 million	N/A	N/A

Keppel has higher revenue and earnings than Dorian LPG.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Dorian LPG and Keppel, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorian LPG	0	3	1	1	2.60
Keppel	0	0	1	0	3.00

Dorian LPG currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Dorian LPG’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dorian LPG is more favorable than Keppel.

Dividends

Dorian LPG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Keppel pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Dorian LPG pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Dorian LPG and Keppel’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorian LPG	29.88%	11.82%	7.06%
Keppel	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.5% of Dorian LPG shares are held by institutional investors. 13.6% of Dorian LPG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Dorian LPG has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keppel has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dorian LPG beats Keppel on 8 of the 14 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 Keppel

Keppel Ltd., an investment holding company, engages in the infrastructure, real estate, and connectivity business in Singapore, China, Hong Kong, other far East and ASEAN countries, and internationally. The company operates through, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Connectivity. It manages private funds and listed real estate investment and business trusts, in areas of infrastructure, real estate, and connectivity; energy and environmental solutions and services, including commercial power generation, renewables, environmental engineering and construction, and infrastructure; operation and maintenance; property development and investment; master development; sustainable and innovative urban space solutions; and system integration solutions and services. The company develops and operates data centres; telecommunication services; sells telecommunication and information technology equipment; procures, installs, operates, and maintenance of solar generation facilities; and operates golf club. In addition, it engages electricity, energy, and power supply; general wholesale trading; purchase and sells gaseous fuels; develops of district heating and cooling system; environmental, technologies, and engineering works; solid waste treatment; design and constructs waste-to-energy and desalination plants; commercial power generation; renewable energy generation; and owns and operates hotel. Further, the company offers property investment and development; real estate construction; trades communication systems and accessories; operates telecommunication network; IT consulting and outsourcing; distributes of IT products; colocation services; fixed and other related telecommunication services; ICT solutions; management services; fund management; investment advisory; and real estate investment trust. The company was formerly known as Keppel Corporation and changed its name to Keppel Ltd. in January 2024. Keppel Ltd. Limited was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Singapore.