International Seaways (INSW) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, INSW or TRMD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Seaways	$951.61M	2.02	$416.72M	$6.47	6.01
Torm	$1.56B	1.06	$612.50M	$4.74	3.72

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INSW or TRMD?

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate INSW or TRMD?

International Seaways currently has a consensus target price of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.93%. Torm has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.90%. Given Torm's higher possible 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

Is INSW or TRMD a better dividend stock?

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 6.6%. 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.

Does the media refer more to INSW or TRMD?

In the previous week, International Seaways had 9 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for International Seaways and 2 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat International Seaways' score of 0.25 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Seaways	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Torm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is INSW or TRMD more profitable?

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 Seaways	37.39%	14.98%	10.74%
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%

Which has more volatility and risk, INSW or TRMD?

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

Summary

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