SFL (SFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

SFL Corporation Ltd. is a Bermuda-based maritime asset-owning and chartering company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SFL. The company owns and leases a diversified fleet of vessels and offshore assets to customers under a combination of long-term charters and other commercial arrangements.

SFL’s fleet and activities have included crude oil and product tankers, container ships, dry bulk carriers, car carriers, offshore support and drilling units, and other specialized maritime assets. Through its chartering and asset-management operations, the company provides transportation capacity and related marine infrastructure to customers in the global energy, commodities, industrial and logistics sectors.

The company was established in 2003 as Ship Finance International Limited and adopted the SFL Corporation name in 2021. Its assets serve international trade routes and energy markets across multiple geographic regions. SFL is led by Chief Executive Officer Ole Hjertaker, who has served in the role since 2009.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.40 to $12.73
• 50-Day Range: $11.55 to $13.75
• 52-Week Range: $6.78 to $13.98
• Volume: 274,811 shs
• Average Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.80 billion
• P/E Ratio: 25.98
• Dividend Yield: 7.05%
• Price Target: $14.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

SFL Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

SFL scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 175th out of 248 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

SFL has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

SFL has a consensus price target of $14.00, representing about 10.0% upside from its current price of $12.72.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

SFL has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of SFL is 26.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of SFL is 26.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 18.88.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

SFL has a P/B Ratio of 1.93. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.01% of the float of SFL has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

SFL has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in SFL has recently increased by 8.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

SFL is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

SFL has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of SFL is 183.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

SFL has a news sentiment score of 0.31. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for SFL this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for SFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added SFL to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, SFL insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

28.59% of the stock of SFL is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SFL
• CIK: 1289877
• Web: www.sflcorp.com
• Phone: (441) 295-9500
• Fax: 1-441-295-3494
• Employees: 24
• Year Founded: 2003

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for SFL: $14.00
• High Price Target: $14.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.10
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$26.43 million
• Net Margins: 8.76%
• Pretax Margin: 8.99%
• Return on Equity: 3.41%
• Return on Assets: 0.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.75
• Current Ratio: 0.38
• Quick Ratio: 0.38

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $733.04 million
• Price / Sales: 2.47
• Cash Flow: $1.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.78
• Book Value: $6.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 144,580,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43