GasLog Partners (NYSE: GLOP) and Dominion Midstream Partners, (NYSE:DM) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
58.9% of GasLog Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Dominion Midstream Partners, shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Dominion Midstream Partners, shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
GasLog Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Dominion Midstream Partners, pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. GasLog Partners pays out 93.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dominion Midstream Partners, pays out 82.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GasLog Partners has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. GasLog Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for GasLog Partners and Dominion Midstream Partners,, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GasLog Partners | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Dominion Midstream Partners, | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.70 |
GasLog Partners currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.56%. Dominion Midstream Partners, has a consensus price target of $34.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.46%. Given Dominion Midstream Partners,’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dominion Midstream Partners, is more favorable than GasLog Partners.
Volatility & Risk
GasLog Partners has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dominion Midstream Partners, has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares GasLog Partners and Dominion Midstream Partners,’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GasLog Partners | $238.21 million | 4.00 | $174.92 million | $2.15 | 11.35 |
| Dominion Midstream Partners, | $488.50 million | 5.52 | $296.50 million | $1.33 | 20.45 |
Dominion Midstream Partners, has higher revenue and earnings than GasLog Partners. GasLog Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dominion Midstream Partners,, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares GasLog Partners and Dominion Midstream Partners,’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GasLog Partners | 35.43% | 12.06% | 5.27% |
| Dominion Midstream Partners, | 20.43% | 1.98% | 1.59% |
Summary
Dominion Midstream Partners, beats GasLog Partners on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
GasLog Partners Company Profile
GasLog Partners LP is a limited partnership company. The Company focuses on owning, operating and acquiring liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under multi-year charters. The Company’s fleet consists of 9 LNG carriers with an average carrying capacity of approximately 149,500 cubic meters (cbm), each of which has a multi-year time charter. The Company’s fleet includes GasLog Seattle, GasLog Shanghai, GasLog Santiago, GasLog Sydney, Methane Rita Andrea, Methane Jane Elizabeth, Methane Alison Victoria, Methane Shirley Elisabeth and Methane Heather Sally. The GasLog Seattle is a tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carrier. Each of the GasLog Seattle, GasLog Shanghai, GasLog Santiago and GasLog Sydney vessels has a cargo capacity of approximately 155,000 cbm. Each of the Methane Rita Andrea, Methane Heather Sally, Methane Shirley Elisabeth, Methane Alison Victoria and Methane Jane Elizabeth vessels has a cargo capacity of approximately 145,000 cbm.
Dominion Midstream Partners, Company Profile
Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, LP, formerly Dominion Midstream Partners, LP, is a limited partnership. The Company is formed to grow a portfolio of natural gas terminaling, processing, storage, transportation and related assets. The Company’s segments include Dominion Energy, which consists of gas transportation, liquefied natural gas (LNG) import and storage, and Corporate and Other. The Company owns the preferred equity interests and the general partner interest of Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP (Cove Point). Cove Point’s operations consist of LNG import and storage services at the Cove Point LNG Facility and the transportation of domestic natural gas and regasified LNG to Mid-Atlantic markets through the Cove Point Pipeline. The Cove Point LNG Facility includes an offshore pier, regasification facilities and associated equipment required to receive imported LNG from tankers; store LNG in storage tanks; regasify LNG, and deliver regasified LNG to the Cove Point Pipeline.
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