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FRO vs. TRMD, ASC, DHT, INSW, NAT, STNG, TK, TNK, GLNG, and SFL

Should you be buying Frontline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Frontline include Torm (TRMD), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), DHT (DHT), International Seaways (INSW), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Teekay (TK), Teekay Tankers (TNK), Golar LNG (GLNG), and SFL (SFL).

Frontline vs. Its Competitors

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

Frontline presently has a consensus price target of $21.87, indicating a potential downside of 3.99%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.75%. Given Torm's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Frontline.

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

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

22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Frontline and Frontline both had 3 articles in the media. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Frontline's score of 0.34 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Torm has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Frontline$2.16B2.35$495.58M$1.0721.29
Torm$1.56B1.19$612.50M$3.306.01

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
Frontline12.94% 10.27% 3.90%
Torm 24.90%15.73%9.56%

Frontline pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. 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. Torm pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Torm beats Frontline on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FRO vs. The Competition

MetricFrontlineTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.06B$2.29B$6.97B$21.48B
Dividend Yield6.34%4.82%940.16%3.67%
P/E Ratio21.2914.4114.6529.66
Price / Sales2.355.16791.9886.18
Price / Cash6.884.397.7117.79
Price / Book2.170.832.694.63
Net Income$495.58M$495.14M$555.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-0.99%-2.17%-2.24%-1.84%
1 Month Performance-1.97%-1.36%3.09%0.55%
1 Year Performance-6.09%-6.86%3.80%13.45%

Frontline Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRO
Frontline
2.5852 of 5 stars
$22.78
+0.2%
$21.87
-4.0%
-6.2%$5.06B$2.16B21.2980
TRMD
Torm
4.0263 of 5 stars
$19.85
-3.2%
$27.50
+38.5%
-37.3%$1.87B$1.56B6.02440Positive News
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
4.4478 of 5 stars
$10.98
-3.3%
$12.67
+15.4%
-37.9%$446.46M$405.78M10.66990
DHT
DHT
4.0765 of 5 stars
$11.42
-2.9%
$12.94
+13.4%
-2.6%$1.83B$571.77M9.6720News Coverage
INSW
International Seaways
3.742 of 5 stars
$43.55
-2.6%
$53.50
+22.9%
-16.1%$2.15B$951.61M9.052,824
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
1.4086 of 5 stars
$3.22
-2.6%
$3.00
-6.7%
-12.2%$681.84M$225.10M45.9320
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.187 of 5 stars
$54.16
-2.5%
$60.50
+11.7%
-23.6%$2.76B$1.24B7.3830
TK
Teekay
1.3213 of 5 stars
$7.97
-1.5%
N/A-13.1%$731.93M$992.52M5.652,300News Coverage
TNK
Teekay Tankers
3.4153 of 5 stars
$49.20
-2.4%
$50.67
+3.0%
-16.9%$1.69B$1.23B6.112,000
GLNG
Golar LNG
3.8408 of 5 stars
$38.99
flat
$50.50
+29.5%
+0.1%$4.08B$268.90M-556.921,700Analyst Forecast
SFL
SFL
0.608 of 5 stars
$6.95
-3.2%
N/A-40.1%$1.01B$904.40M26.7320

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This page (NYSE:FRO) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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