Contrasting Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) & Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY)

Amplify Energy (NYSE:AMPY) and Dynagas LNG Partners (NYSE:DLNG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.8% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Amplify Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Amplify Energy has a beta of -0.15, indicating that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynagas LNG Partners has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amplify Energy	10.62%	-3.01%	-2.07%
Dynagas LNG Partners	42.33%	13.05%	6.74%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Amplify Energy and Dynagas LNG Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amplify Energy	1	0	1	0	2.00
Dynagas LNG Partners	0	1	0	0	2.00

Amplify Energy presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 100.22%. Given Amplify Energy’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Amplify Energy is more favorable than Dynagas LNG Partners.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amplify Energy	$263.36 million	0.71	$43.97 million	$0.45	9.99
Dynagas LNG Partners	$156.62 million	0.86	$61.60 million	$1.68	2.21

Dynagas LNG Partners has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Amplify Energy. Dynagas LNG Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amplify Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Dynagas LNG Partners beats Amplify Energy on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.