Head to Head Contrast: Lindblad Expeditions (LIND) vs. The Competition

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

Profitability

This table compares Lindblad Expeditions and its peers’ 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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Lindblad Expeditions and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	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’ peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lindblad Expeditions has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.9% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 26.1% of Lindblad Expeditions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

Summary

Lindblad Expeditions beats its peers 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.