Analyzing BW LPG (NYSE:BWLP) & Mondee (NASDAQ:MOND)

BW LPG (NYSE:BWLP) and Mondee (NASDAQ:MOND) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.1% of Mondee shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of Mondee shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares BW LPG and Mondee’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BW LPG	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mondee	-33.46%	N/A	-20.56%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BW LPG and Mondee, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BW LPG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Mondee	0	1	3	0	2.75

Mondee has a consensus target price of $3.63, suggesting a potential upside of 187.70%. Given Mondee’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mondee is more favorable than BW LPG.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BW LPG	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mondee	$222.29 million	0.50	-$60.82 million	($1.16)	-1.09

BW LPG has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mondee.

Summary

Mondee beats BW LPG on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BW LPG

BW LPG Limited, an investment holding company, engages in ship owning and chartering activities worldwide. The company operates through Shipping and Product Services segments. The company involved in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas to oil companies, and trading and utility companies. It also offers integrated liquified petroleum gas (LPG) delivery services and support; wholesale and trade of LPG; and management services. It owns and operates LPG vessels and a fleet of very large gas carriers. The company was formerly known as BW Gas LPG Holding Limited and changed its name to BW LPG Limited in September 2013. BW LPG Limited was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Singapore.

About Mondee

Mondee Holdings, Inc. operates as a travel technology company in the leisure and corporate travel markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Travel Marketplace and SaaS Platform. The Travel Marketplace segment primarily engages in sale of airline tickets through its platform. The SAAS Platform segment offers corporate travel cost savings solutions through its technology platform. The company connects a network of leisure travel and gig economy workers, vacation homes, hotels, packaged solutions, and ancillary offerings. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.