Golar LNG (GLNG) Competitors

Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, GLNG or FRO?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GLNG or FRO?

Golar LNG currently has a consensus price target of $49.70, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. Frontline has a consensus price target of $20.62, indicating a potential upside of 14.85%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than Frontline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Frontline	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLNG or FRO?

Frontline received 2 more outperform votes than Golar LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.61% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Frontline an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 479 63.61%	Underperform Votes 274 36.39%
Frontline	Outperform Votes 481 58.30%	Underperform Votes 344 41.70%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GLNG or FRO?

Frontline has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Frontline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golar LNG	$257.92M	16.99	-$46.79M	$0.03	1,397.33
Frontline	$1.90B	2.10	$656.41M	$1.56	11.51

Does the media favor GLNG or FRO?

In the previous week, Frontline had 1 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Frontline and 4 mentions for Golar LNG. Frontline's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.51 indicating that Frontline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Frontline	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GLNG or FRO more profitable?

Frontline has a net margin of 25.64% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. Frontline's return on equity of 19.25% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%
Frontline	25.64%	19.25%	7.19%

Is GLNG or FRO a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Frontline pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Frontline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GLNG or FRO?

92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Frontline beats Golar LNG on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.