Frontline (FRO) Competitors

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

Is FRO or TRMD more profitable?

Torm has a net margin of 32.20% compared to Frontline's net margin of 17.67%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat Frontline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontline	17.67%	12.67%	4.77%
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FRO or TRMD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frontline	$2.16B	1.91	$495.58M	$1.56	11.92
Torm	$1.56B	1.07	$612.50M	$4.74	3.74

Is FRO or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Frontline pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Frontline pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Torm is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer FRO or TRMD?

In the previous week, Torm had 2 more articles in the media than Frontline. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Torm and 2 mentions for Frontline. Frontline's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Torm's score of 0.45 indicating that Frontline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts rate FRO or TRMD?

Frontline presently has a consensus target price of $20.62, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.19%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Torm 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
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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

22.7% of Frontline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, FRO or TRMD?

Frontline has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.14, meaning that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Torm beats Frontline on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.