B. Riley Has Positive Outlook of Scorpio Tankers Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Scorpio Tankers to $1.19, significantly up from $0.45, and issued a "Buy" rating with an $80 price objective.
• The stock has been positively rated by multiple analysts, with upgrades from Bank of America and Jefferies Financial Group, placing consensus target prices between $66 and $70.
• Scorpio Tankers announced a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 2.8% with a current dividend payout ratio of 21.80%.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Scorpio Tankers in a research report issued on Thursday, October 16th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now anticipates that the shipping company will earn $1.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.45. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $80.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Scorpio Tankers' current full-year earnings is $5.29 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Scorpio Tankers' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.22 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.66 EPS.

STNG has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Scorpio Tankers from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Scorpio Tankers from $65.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Scorpio Tankers from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Scorpio Tankers in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.40.

Scorpio Tankers Stock Up 3.2%

Shares of NYSE STNG opened at $57.52 on Monday. The firm's 50-day moving average is $53.57 and its 200-day moving average is $45.20. Scorpio Tankers has a 1 year low of $30.63 and a 1 year high of $67.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a PE ratio of 7.84 and a beta of 0.01. The company has a current ratio of 4.95, a quick ratio of 4.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The shipping company reported $1.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.38. The business had revenue of $222.76 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $219.26 million. Scorpio Tankers had a return on equity of 8.08% and a net margin of 39.18%.Scorpio Tankers's revenue for the quarter was down 39.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.60 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. CWM LLC grew its stake in Scorpio Tankers by 28.9% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 36,940 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $2,070,000 after buying an additional 8,279 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Scorpio Tankers during the third quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 1.1% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 361,128 shares of the shipping company's stock valued at $20,241,000 after buying an additional 4,008 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 30.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in Scorpio Tankers by 231.7% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 11,527 shares of the shipping company's stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 8,052 shares during the period. 54.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Scorpio Tankers Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 13th were given a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 13th. Scorpio Tankers's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.80%.

About Scorpio Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oi and refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 21, 2024, its fleet consisted of 110 owned and leases financed tanker, including 39 LR2, 57 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 8.1 years.

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