Nordic American Tankers (NAT) Competitors

Nordic American Tankers (NYSE:NAT) and Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NAT or STNG?

44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NAT or STNG?

Nordic American Tankers has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NAT or STNG?

In the previous week, Nordic American Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than Scorpio Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nordic American Tankers and 1 mentions for Scorpio Tankers. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Nordic American Tankers' score of 0.30 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nordic American Tankers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Scorpio Tankers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NAT or STNG more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 48.08% compared to Nordic American Tankers' net margin of 20.72%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 12.30% beat Nordic American Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nordic American Tankers	20.72%	9.00%	5.51%
Scorpio Tankers	48.08%	12.30%	9.08%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NAT or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Nordic American Tankers. Scorpio Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, 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
Nordic American Tankers	$225.10M	2.54	$46.64M	$0.22	12.25
Scorpio Tankers	$1.24B	1.74	$668.77M	$10.15	4.18

Do analysts recommend NAT or STNG?

Nordic American Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.87%. Scorpio Tankers has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.49%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Nordic American Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nordic American Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is NAT or STNG a better dividend stock?

Nordic American Tankers pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Nordic American Tankers pays out 127.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scorpio Tankers pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordic American Tankers has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Scorpio Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Nordic American Tankers on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.