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FRO vs. GLNG, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, TK, NAT, WMB, KMI, and LNG

Should you be buying Frontline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Frontline include Golar LNG (GLNG), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), Teekay (TK), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), and Cheniere Energy (LNG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry.

Frontline vs.

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

In the previous week, Frontline had 1 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Frontline and 11 mentions for Golar LNG. Frontline's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Golar LNG's score of 1.12 indicating that Frontline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Frontline pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Frontline pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 208.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Frontline received 3 more outperform votes than Golar LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.65% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Frontline an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
FrontlineOutperform Votes
481
58.30%
Underperform Votes
344
41.70%
Golar LNGOutperform Votes
478
63.65%
Underperform Votes
273
36.35%

22.7% of Frontline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Frontline has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Frontline$2.05B1.98$656.41M$2.228.22
Golar LNG$260.37M15.08-$46.79M$0.4878.27

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
Frontline25.64% 19.25% 7.19%
Golar LNG 4.92%9.12%5.78%

Frontline presently has a consensus target price of $20.62, suggesting a potential upside of 13.01%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $49.70, suggesting a potential upside of 32.29%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than Frontline.

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FRO vs. The Competition

MetricFrontlineDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.06B$772.30M$286.40B$19.30B
Dividend Yield4.44%5.32%3.77%3.83%
P/E Ratio7.455.7913.7234.38
Price / Sales1.981.22264.7534.76
Price / Cash4.574.0411.5417.51
Price / Book1.780.631.914.69
Net Income$656.41M$99.79M$515.10M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.36%-2.67%-3.03%-2.43%
1 Month Performance16.23%3.92%6.72%6.24%
1 Year Performance-34.74%-28.30%-8.61%5.88%

Frontline Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRO
Frontline
3.596 of 5 stars
$18.36
+6.9%
$20.62
+12.3%
-38.7%$4.09B$2.05B7.4980News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
GLNG
Golar LNG
3.7196 of 5 stars
$39.30
-0.5%
$49.70
+26.5%
+39.9%$4.11B$260.37M280.731,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.5374 of 5 stars
$41.59
-1.1%
$60.50
+45.5%
-51.4%$2.12B$1.07B3.1930Positive News
GOGL
Golden Ocean Group
3.1752 of 5 stars
$7.97
-1.1%
$10.25
+28.6%
-49.3%$1.59B$968.42M6.5940News Coverage
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
TNK
Teekay Tankers
3.9422 of 5 stars
$45.41
-0.4%
$50.67
+11.6%
-38.9%$1.56B$1.09B4.011,900Positive News
SFL
SFL
1.3361 of 5 stars
$8.69
-1.0%
N/A-42.2%$1.27B$891.62M8.6020
TK
Teekay
2.2618 of 5 stars
$8.44
+1.0%
N/A-13.4%$775.10M$1.22B5.992,500
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
3.4696 of 5 stars
$2.74
-0.7%
$3.50
+27.7%
-39.2%$580.20M$349.74M9.4520Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WMB
Williams Companies
3.7677 of 5 stars
$58.50
-0.5%
$60.50
+3.4%
+41.8%$71.33B$10.78B31.975,040Positive News
Analyst Revision
KMI
Kinder Morgan
3.9405 of 5 stars
$28.00
-0.3%
$29.79
+6.4%
+41.0%$62.22B$15.50B23.9310,500Positive News
Analyst Revision
LNG
Cheniere Energy
4.1736 of 5 stars
$233.15
-0.8%
$252.23
+8.2%
+43.8%$51.71B$16.89B16.381,550Trending News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:FRO) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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