Frontline (FRO) Competitors

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.

Does the media refer more to FRO or GLNG?

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

Is FRO or GLNG a better dividend stock?

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FRO or GLNG?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Frontline	Outperform Votes 481 58.30%	Underperform Votes 344 41.70%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 478 63.65%	Underperform Votes 273 36.35%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FRO or GLNG?

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.

Which has more volatility and risk, FRO or GLNG?

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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FRO or GLNG?

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
Frontline	$2.05B	1.98	$656.41M	$2.22	8.22
Golar LNG	$260.37M	15.08	-$46.79M	$0.48	78.27

Is FRO or GLNG 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
Frontline	25.64%	19.25%	7.19%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Do analysts rate FRO or GLNG?

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.