Frontline (FRO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRMD or FRO?

73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRMD or FRO more profitable?

Torm has a net margin of 24.90% compared to Frontline's net margin of 12.94%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat Frontline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%
Frontline	12.94%	10.27%	3.90%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TRMD or FRO?

Torm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontline. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontline, 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
Torm	$1.56B	1.32	$612.50M	$3.30	6.65
Frontline	$2.16B	2.39	$495.58M	$1.07	21.65

Is TRMD or FRO a better dividend stock?

Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Torm pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Frontline pays out 134.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, TRMD or FRO?

Torm has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TRMD or FRO?

In the previous week, Frontline had 1 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Frontline and 2 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Frontline's score of 0.88 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend TRMD or FRO?

Torm currently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.40%. Frontline has a consensus target price of $21.87, indicating a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Torm is more favorable than Frontline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Frontline	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Torm and Frontline tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.