SemGroup (SEMG) Competitors

SemGroup (NYSE:SEMG) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both mid-cap oil & gas storage & transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SEMG or FRO more profitable?

Frontline has a net margin of 12.94% compared to SemGroup's net margin of -1.84%. Frontline's return on equity of 10.27% beat SemGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SemGroup	-1.84%	0.07%	0.02%
Frontline	12.94%	10.27%	3.90%

Does the media prefer SEMG or FRO?

In the previous week, Frontline had 3 more articles in the media than SemGroup. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Frontline and 1 mentions for SemGroup. Frontline's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat SemGroup's score of 0.00 indicating that Frontline is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SemGroup	Neutral
Frontline	Positive

Is SEMG or FRO a better dividend stock?

SemGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. SemGroup pays out -994.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Frontline pays out 134.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SemGroup is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer SEMG or FRO?

Frontline has a consensus price target of $21.87, suggesting a potential downside of 6.46%. Given Frontline's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Frontline is more favorable than SemGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SemGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Frontline	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SEMG or FRO?

Frontline has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SemGroup. SemGroup is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontline, 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
SemGroup	$2.50B	0.85	-$26.75M	-$0.19	-140.33
Frontline	$2.16B	2.41	$495.58M	$1.07	21.85

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SEMG or FRO?

95.6% of SemGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SemGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SEMG or FRO?

SemGroup has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Frontline beats SemGroup on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.