SEMG vs. GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, TK, NAT, WMB, and KMI
Should you be buying SemGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SemGroup include Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), Teekay (TK), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Williams Companies (WMB), and Kinder Morgan (KMI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry.
SemGroup vs. Its Competitors
SemGroup (NYSE:SEMG) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
95.6% of SemGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SemGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
SemGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SemGroup pays out -994.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golar LNG has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SemGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
SemGroup has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Golar LNG has a net margin of 1.04% compared to SemGroup's net margin of -1.84%. Golar LNG's return on equity of 6.82% beat SemGroup's return on equity.
In the previous week, SemGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Golar LNG's score of -0.18 indicating that SemGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Golar LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SemGroup. SemGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $50.88, indicating a potential upside of 21.42%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than SemGroup.
Summary
Golar LNG beats SemGroup on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SEMG) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
