Comparing Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) & Its Competitors

Lindblad Expeditions (NASDAQ:LIND) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Lindblad Expeditions to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lindblad Expeditions	$830.61 million	-$29.72 million	-96.47
Lindblad Expeditions Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.20 million	-144.83

Lindblad Expeditions’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Lindblad Expeditions. Lindblad Expeditions is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Lindblad Expeditions has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lindblad Expeditions’ competitors have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Lindblad Expeditions and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lindblad Expeditions	1	3	4	1	2.56
Lindblad Expeditions Competitors	3792	17194	25468	901	2.50

Lindblad Expeditions currently has a consensus price target of $31.50, indicating a potential downside of 14.08%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 57.69%. Given Lindblad Expeditions’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lindblad Expeditions has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lindblad Expeditions	-2.08%	-0.56%	0.13%
Lindblad Expeditions Competitors	2.36%	-40.12%	2.12%

Summary

Lindblad Expeditions beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Lindblad Expeditions

Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. provides marine expedition adventures and travel experience worldwide. It operates through Lindblad and Land Experiences segment. Lindblad segment provides ship-based expeditions aboard customized, nimble, and intimately-scaled vessels, which offers up-close experiences in the planet's wild and remote places, and capitals of culture; and offers expedition ship which is equipped with state-of-the-art tools for in-depth exploration with infrastructure and ports, such as Antarctica and the Arctic, and places that accessed by a ship comprising Galápagos Islands, Alaska, Baja California's Sea of Cortez and Panama, and foster engagement activities. The Land Experiences segment comprises natural habitats, which provides over 100 different expedition itineraries in more than 45 countries across seven continents, with eco-conscious expeditions and nature-focused, and small-group tours including polar bear tours and bear adventure; and DuVine provides intimate group cycling and adventure tours around the world with local cycling experts as guides in local cultural, cuisine, and accommodations. This segment also offers off the beaten path including small group travel, led by local, and experienced guides with focus on wildlife, hiking national parks, and culture; and classical journey, a curated active small-group and private custom journeys centered around cinematic walks led by expert local guides over 50 countries across the world. In addition, it has an alliance with National Geographic Partners, LLC, which provides lecturers and National Geographic experts including photographers, marine biologists, writers, naturalists, field researchers, and film crews; and partnered with World Wildlife Fund to offer conservation travel. Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, New York.