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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 small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

International Seaways currently has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.84%. 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)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Torm
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, International Seaways had 7 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for International Seaways and 1 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat International Seaways' score of 1.39 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
International Seaways Positive
Torm Positive

International Seaways has a net margin of 37.39% compared to Torm's net margin of 32.20%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat International Seaways' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Seaways37.39% 14.98% 10.74%
Torm 32.20%22.40%13.44%

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. International Seaways pays out 7.4% 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 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$860.61M2.30$416.72M$6.476.20
Torm$1.56B1.12$612.50M$4.743.92

International Seaways has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Torm beats International Seaways on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding INSW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$1.98B$2.69B$7.45B$21.10B
Dividend Yield1.24%5.06%699.46%3.58%
P/E Ratio6.217.0313.2527.85
Price / Sales2.302.63548.9860.47
Price / Cash3.704.288.0423.00
Price / Book1.060.802.204.69
Net Income$416.72M$527.30M$571.39M$994.49M
7 Day Performance3.12%0.82%1.65%1.57%
1 Month Performance4.19%4.28%5.63%5.84%
1 Year Performance-27.30%-19.97%-0.58%11.42%

International Seaways Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
INSW
International Seaways
4.1383 of 5 stars
$40.25
-1.2%
$51.33
+27.5%
-27.9%$1.99B$860.61M6.222,824Positive News
TRMD
Torm
4.4421 of 5 stars
$17.72
-2.8%
$27.50
+55.2%
-51.0%$1.67B$1.56B3.74440Positive News
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
4.7137 of 5 stars
$10.25
-2.2%
$13.67
+33.4%
-50.4%$416.15M$405.78M4.49990Upcoming Earnings
DHT
DHT
4.4886 of 5 stars
$11.16
-0.5%
$12.94
+16.0%
-4.4%$1.79B$543.31M10.1420Positive News
FRO
Frontline
3.8663 of 5 stars
$18.60
-2.5%
$20.62
+10.9%
-23.2%$4.14B$2.16B11.9280Positive News
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
2.538 of 5 stars
$2.74
-0.2%
$3.50
+28.0%
-26.2%$579.14M$327.12M12.4320
SFL
SFL
1.5846 of 5 stars
$9.09
-1.1%
N/A-20.7%$1.32B$904.40M22.1620
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.8863 of 5 stars
$45.62
+0.5%
$60.50
+32.6%
-40.4%$2.33B$1.24B4.4930Upcoming Earnings
TK
Teekay
0.8427 of 5 stars
$7.72
-0.3%
N/A-10.6%$708.52M$1.22B5.472,300Upcoming Earnings
TNK
Teekay Tankers
4.3409 of 5 stars
$44.03
-0.1%
$50.67
+15.1%
-30.1%$1.51B$1.23B4.722,000News Coverage
TFII
TFI International
4.4614 of 5 stars
$89.87
-0.2%
$116.25
+29.4%
-41.8%$7.46B$8.40B19.6727,205Upcoming Earnings
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This page (NYSE:INSW) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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