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International Seaways (INSW) Competitors

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

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

International Seaways vs. Its Competitors

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

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. International Seaways pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 35.2% 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 has higher revenue and earnings than International Seaways. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Seaways, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Seaways$951.61M2.37$416.72M$4.819.51
Torm$1.32B1.61$612.50M$3.306.87

International Seaways has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

International Seaways currently has a consensus target price of $53.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.93%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.33%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than International Seaways.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
International Seaways
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Torm
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

International Seaways has a net margin of 29.88% compared to Torm's net margin of 24.90%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat International Seaways' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Seaways29.88% 11.35% 8.27%
Torm 24.90%15.73%9.56%

67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Torm had 2 more articles in the media than International Seaways. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Torm and 4 mentions for International Seaways. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Torm's score of 0.77 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

International Seaways and Torm tied by winning 9 of the 18 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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INSW vs. The Competition

MetricInternational SeawaysTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.26B$2.53B$7.20B$21.27B
Dividend Yield1.06%4.94%949.21%3.49%
P/E Ratio9.5010.7113.6029.34
Price / Sales2.373.16604.7663.40
Price / Cash4.154.517.9218.29
Price / Book1.190.922.185.29
Net Income$416.72M$527.30M$571.12M$998.51M
7 Day Performance1.12%-1.73%-1.12%-0.18%
1 Month Performance9.80%1.48%4.27%5.43%
1 Year Performance-8.18%-12.08%11.40%14.56%

International Seaways Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
INSW
International Seaways
3.4228 of 5 stars
$45.76
-0.5%
$53.50
+16.9%
-7.7%$2.26B$951.61M9.502,824Positive News
TRMD
TORM
2.9642 of 5 stars
$20.72
-1.6%
$27.50
+32.7%
-33.5%$1.98B$1.56B6.38440News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
3.8528 of 5 stars
$11.46
+0.1%
$12.67
+10.5%
-33.5%$465.14M$405.78M9.87990Positive News
DHT
DHT
3.8376 of 5 stars
$11.55
-0.7%
$12.94
+12.0%
+15.5%$1.87B$571.77M10.8720News Coverage
Positive News
FRO
Frontline
3.2166 of 5 stars
$20.48
-0.4%
$20.62
+0.7%
-5.3%$4.58B$2.16B15.3580Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
1.1292 of 5 stars
$3.02
-1.0%
$3.50
+15.9%
-13.1%$645.84M$225.10M17.9420Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
SFL
SFL
0.7173 of 5 stars
$8.18
-1.3%
N/A-29.3%$1.21B$904.40M15.3520
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.25 of 5 stars
$48.73
-0.5%
$60.50
+24.2%
-23.9%$2.50B$1.24B10.1630News Coverage
Positive News
TK
Teekay
1.765 of 5 stars
$8.05
-0.5%
N/A+3.5%$742.95M$1.22B6.742,300News Coverage
Positive News
TNK
Teekay Tankers
3.8906 of 5 stars
$47.66
-0.9%
$50.67
+6.3%
-6.7%$1.65B$1.23B8.092,000News Coverage
Positive News
TFII
TFI International
4.1536 of 5 stars
$94.65
-2.2%
$117.13
+23.7%
-34.8%$7.99B$8.40B19.7927,205Positive News

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