International Seaways (INSW) Competitors

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) and HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is INSW or DINO more profitable?

International Seaways has a net margin of 50.91% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 0.62%. International Seaways' return on equity of 24.65% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Seaways	50.91%	24.65%	17.35%
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, INSW or DINO?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than International Seaways. HF Sinclair is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Seaways, 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
International Seaways	$860.61M	2.15	$556.45M	$6.47	5.80
HF Sinclair	$27.92B	0.24	$1.59B	-$0.77	-45.40

Which has more risk & volatility, INSW or DINO?

International Seaways has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HF Sinclair has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INSW or DINO?

International Seaways received 163 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave International Seaways an outperform vote while only 33.88% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Seaways	Outperform Votes 204 60.00%	Underperform Votes 136 40.00%
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 41 33.88%	Underperform Votes 80 66.12%

Do analysts prefer INSW or DINO?

International Seaways currently has a consensus price target of $51.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.85%. HF Sinclair has a consensus price target of $43.30, suggesting a potential upside of 23.86%. Given International Seaways' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe International Seaways is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

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
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor INSW or DINO?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 12 more articles in the media than International Seaways. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for HF Sinclair and 7 mentions for International Seaways. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat International Seaways' score of 0.84 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Seaways	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HF Sinclair	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INSW or DINO a better dividend stock?

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. International Seaways pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HF Sinclair pays out -259.7% 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. HF Sinclair has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. HF Sinclair is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INSW or DINO?

67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

International Seaways and HF Sinclair tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.