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NYSE:INSW

International Seaways - INSW Competitors

$42.53
+0.37 (+0.88%)
(As of 03/27/2023 12:39 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$41.92
$43.08
50-Day Range
$37.06
$52.88
52-Week Range
$16.74
$53.25
Volume
265,722 shs
Average Volume
689,268 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.09 billion
P/E Ratio
5.45
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Price Target
$56.40

INSW vs. MATX, GLNG, FLNG, GOGL, NAT, KEX, ARCB, SBLK, RXO, and JBLU

Should you be buying International Seaways stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Seaways include Matson (MATX), Golar LNG (GLNG), FLEX LNG (FLNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Kirby (KEX), ArcBest (ARCB), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), RXO (RXO), and JetBlue Airways (JBLU). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.

International Seaways vs.

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

Matson received 67 more outperform votes than International Seaways when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.91% of users gave Matson an outperform vote while only 59.93% of users gave International Seaways an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MatsonOutperform Votes
251
62.91%
Underperform Votes
148
37.09%
International SeawaysOutperform Votes
184
59.93%
Underperform Votes
123
40.07%

83.6% of Matson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Matson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of International Seaways shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Matson has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

International Seaways has a net margin of 44.86% compared to Matson's net margin of 24.50%. Matson's return on equity of 49.26% beat International Seaways' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Matson 24.50% 49.26% 25.14%
International Seaways 44.86% 29.13% 15.48%

In the previous week, International Seaways had 6 more articles in the media than Matson. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for International Seaways and 2 mentions for Matson. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Matson's score of 0.14 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Matson
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
International Seaways
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Matson currently has a consensus price target of $74.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.84%. International Seaways has a consensus price target of $56.40, suggesting a potential upside of 32.39%. Given International Seaways' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than Matson.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Matson
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
International Seaways
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Matson pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Matson pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Seaways pays out 6.2% 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. Matson has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and International Seaways has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Matson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Matson has higher revenue and earnings than International Seaways. Matson 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
Matson$4.34 billion0.50$1.06 billion$26.712.27
International Seaways$864.66 million2.42$387.89 million$7.805.46

Summary

Matson beats International Seaways on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 SeawaysWater transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.09B$3.67B$6.75B$14.26B
Dividend Yield1.14%5.39%7.89%3.92%
P/E Ratio5.4617.8528.4718.95
Price / Sales2.424.2311.4510.20
Price / Cash4.165.5511.9924.10
Price / Book1.415.268.336.40
Net Income$387.89M-$883.20M$677.11M$872.29M
7 Day Performance0.90%0.54%1.98%1.58%
1 Month Performance-12.40%-11.01%-4.75%-6.25%
1 Year Performance141.50%6.43%-3.33%-14.92%

International Seaways Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MATX
Matson
2.4269 of 5 stars
$59.93
-3.9%
$74.33
+24.0%
-51.2%$2.16B$4.34B2.244,288
GLNG
Golar LNG
3.0704 of 5 stars
$20.71
-2.4%
$32.50
+56.9%
-16.6%$2.24B$465.80M3.091,703Short Interest ↑
FLNG
FLEX LNG
2.1138 of 5 stars
$33.05
-1.8%
$158.00
+378.1%
+12.9%$1.76B$347.92M9.398Short Interest ↓
GOGL
Golden Ocean Group
2.2672 of 5 stars
$9.22
-1.7%
$11.25
+22.0%
-22.1%$1.32B$1.11B4.0337Positive News
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
2.1027 of 5 stars
$4.10
-1.9%
$5.25
+28.0%
+113.8%$793.19M$168.82M68.3320
KEX
Kirby
2.7686 of 5 stars
$67.04
-3.0%
$85.50
+27.5%
-9.4%$4.02B$2.78B33.025,200Short Interest ↓
ARCB
ArcBest
2.3357 of 5 stars
$90.22
-0.8%
$117.38
+30.1%
+4.2%$2.19B$5.32B7.7415,700
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
2.83 of 5 stars
$20.37
-2.5%
$30.33
+48.9%
-27.6%$2.10B$1.44B3.68181
RXO
RXO
1.8855 of 5 stars
$19.15
+0.1%
$21.62
+12.9%
N/A$2.23B$4.80B0.008,590
JBLU
JetBlue Airways
2.0811 of 5 stars
$6.73
-3.2%
$10.46
+55.4%
-54.0%$2.27B$9.16B-6.0120,901Analyst Revision
This page (NYSE:INSW) was last updated on 3/27/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff