Q3 Earnings Forecast for Scorpio Tankers Issued By B. Riley

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Scorpio Tankers in a report released on Wednesday, July 9th. B. Riley analyst L. Burke now anticipates that the shipping company will post earnings per share of $0.40 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. 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 $1.59 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The shipping company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.32. Scorpio Tankers had a return on equity of 12.30% and a net margin of 48.08%. The company had revenue of $204.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $205.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.97 earnings per share. Scorpio Tankers's quarterly revenue was down 45.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI reduced their target price on Scorpio Tankers from $60.00 to $57.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Fearnley Fonds raised Scorpio Tankers from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $65.00 target price on shares of Scorpio Tankers in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, two have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $60.50.

Scorpio Tankers Price Performance

Shares of Scorpio Tankers stock opened at $41.71 on Thursday. Scorpio Tankers has a 52 week low of $30.63 and a 52 week high of $79.01. The company has a quick ratio of 4.12, a current ratio of 4.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $41.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.29. The company has a market capitalization of $2.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.11 and a beta of -0.04.

Institutional Trading of Scorpio Tankers

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,512,074 shares of the shipping company's stock valued at $174,512,000 after purchasing an additional 10,854 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Scorpio Tankers by 6.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,678,503 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $100,658,000 after buying an additional 167,218 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in Scorpio Tankers by 266.2% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,613,611 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $129,870,000 after buying an additional 1,899,981 shares during the period. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC lifted its holdings in Scorpio Tankers by 380.0% during the fourth quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 2,195,563 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $109,098,000 after buying an additional 1,738,190 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Scorpio Tankers by 4.3% during the first quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,625,131 shares of the shipping company's stock worth $61,072,000 after buying an additional 66,729 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 54.64% of the company's stock.

Scorpio Tankers Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.84%. Scorpio Tankers's dividend payout ratio is 15.76%.

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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