INSW vs. GLNG, GOGL, TNK, MATX, FLNG, NAT, KEX, HUBG, AZUL, and SKYW
Should you be buying International Seaways stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Seaways include Golar LNG (GLNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), Matson (MATX), FLEX LNG (FLNG), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Kirby (KEX), Hub Group (HUBG), Azul (AZUL), and SkyWest (SKYW). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
International Seaways has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Golar LNG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Seaways, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Seaways has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
International Seaways presently has a consensus price target of $59.75, indicating a potential upside of 9.47%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.91%. Given International Seaways' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than Golar LNG.
In the previous week, International Seaways had 5 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for International Seaways and 4 mentions for Golar LNG. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.05 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the media.
67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Seaways has a net margin of 51.92% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of -15.68%. International Seaways' return on equity of 32.03% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.
International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. International Seaways pays out 4.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out -232.6% 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. Golar LNG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Golar LNG received 274 more outperform votes than International Seaways when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.89% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave International Seaways an outperform vote.
Summary
International Seaways beats Golar LNG on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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