How have SFL shares performed this year?

SFL's stock was trading at $11.28 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SFL stock has increased by 4.6% and is now trading at $11.80. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

How were SFL's earnings last quarter?

SFL Co. Ltd. (NYSE:SFL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 14th. The shipping company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter. The shipping company had revenue of $229.06 million for the quarter. SFL had a net margin of 15.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.47%.

Who are SFL's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of SFL include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.99%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%), Albert D Mason Inc. (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of SFL?

Shares of SFL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

What other stocks do shareholders of SFL own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SFL investors own include Energy Transfer (ET) , AT&T (T) , New Residential Investment (NRZ) , Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR) , Ford Motor (F) , Frontier Communications (FTR) and Pfizer (PFE) .

NYSE:SFL

SFL (SFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$11.80

-0.10 (-0.84%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

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Today's Range: $11.72
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$12.00
50-Day Range: $11.80
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$14.43
52-Week Range: $9.46
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$14.62

Volume: 1.92 million shs
Average Volume: 795,124 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.64 billion

P/E Ratio: 12.16
Dividend Yield: 9.15%
Price Target: $12.33

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SFL MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.33 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 4.5% Upside
$12.33 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.44% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.71
Based on 11 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

0.85 out of 5 stars

Transportation Sector

110th out of 120 stocks

Deep Sea Foreign Transportation Of Freight Industry

31st out of 32 stocks

1.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
SFL has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
SFL has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.
Read more about SFL's stock forecast and price target.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.44% 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 1.8, 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 12.50%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
SFL is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.74%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
SFL does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of SFL is 111.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for SFL.

3.2

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
SFL has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for SFL this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 5 people have searched for SFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
5 people have added SFL to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, SFL insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 28.59% of the stock of SFL is held by institutions.
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1.3

Earnings and Valuation

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of SFL is 12.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.26.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of SFL is 12.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 21.77.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
SFL has a P/B Ratio of 1.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.
Read more about SFL's valuation and earnings.

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About SFL Stock (NYSE:SFL)

SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil transportation, dry bulk shipments, chemical transportation, oil products transportation, container transportation, car transportation, and drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned seven crude oil carriers, six oil product tankers, 15 dry bulk carriers, 32 container vessels, one jack-up drilling rig, one ultra-deepwater drilling rig, and five car carriers. It primarily operates in Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, Liberia, Namibia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. The company was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. SFL Corporation Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

SFL Stock Price History

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SFL Stock News Headlines

July 25 at 10:33 AM | msn.com

SFL Corp. plans 8M-share offering to boost vessel acquisition capacity

July 25 at 10:33 AM | seekingalpha.com

SFL Corporation: Ill-Timed Equity Offering Spooks Investors, Buy

July 27, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)

J.P. Morgan’s DIRE Warning

When the largest bank in the U.S. says a crisis is coming - you NEED to listen. The Wall Street Journal warns, "America's bonds are getting harder to sell."

July 24 at 9:53 AM | finance.yahoo.com

SFL Releases Its 2024 Interim Financial Report

July 23, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.com

SFL Prices Public Offering Of 8 Mln Shares At $12.50/shr

July 23, 2024 | globenewswire.com

SFL - Announcement of Pricing of Public Offering of 8 million Common Shares

July 23, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com

SFL – First-Half 2024 Results

July 23, 2024 | globenewswire.com

SFL - Announcement of Public Offering of Common Shares

July 27, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)

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July 17, 2024 | americanbankingnews.com

SFL (NYSE:SFL) Upgraded by StockNews.com to "Buy"

July 8, 2024 | globenewswire.com

SFL - New long term charters for four 8,700 TEU container vessels

July 4, 2024 | seekingalpha.com

SFL Corporation: Momentum Building On Multiple Fronts

July 3, 2024 | globenewswire.com

SFL - Newbuild order of five LNG dual-fuel 16,800 TEU container vessels in combination with long term charters

June 26, 2024 | investorplace.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 5/14/2024
Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 5/24/2024
Dividend Payable: 6/26/2024
Today: 7/26/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/15/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Transportation
Industry: Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
Current Symbol: NYSE:SFL
CUSIP: G8107510
CIK: 1289877
Web: www.sflcorp.com
Phone: (441) 295-9500
Fax: 1-441-295-3494
Employees: 21
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $12.33
High Stock Price Target: $16.00
Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +4.5%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.97
Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.16
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $83.94 million
Net Margins: 15.21%
Pretax Margin: 15.97%
Return on Equity: 11.47%
Return on Assets: 3.20%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.55
Current Ratio: 0.29
Quick Ratio: 0.29

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $808.08 million
Price / Sales: 2.02
Cash Flow: $2.19 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 5.38
Book Value: $7.50 per share
Price / Book: 1.57

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 138,562,000
Free Float: N/A
Market Cap: $1.64 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.66

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Key Executives

Mr. Ole Bjarte Hjertaker (Age 57)
CEO of SFL Management AS & Director
Mr. Aksel C. Olesen (Age 48)
Chief Financial Officer of SFL Management AS
Mr. Trym Otto Sjølie
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Thecla Panagides
Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Marius Furuly
Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations
Ms. Jannicke Eilertsen
Compliance Officer
Mr. Mikkel Storm Weum
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Mr. André Reppen (Age 42)
Senior VP & Chief Treasurer of SFL Management AS
Mr. James Ayers (Age 42)
Company Secretary

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SFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SFL shares performed this year?: SFL's stock was trading at $11.28 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SFL stock has increased by 4.6% and is now trading at $11.80.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
How were SFL's earnings last quarter?: SFL Co. Ltd. (NYSE:SFL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 14th. The shipping company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter. The shipping company had revenue of $229.06 million for the quarter. SFL had a net margin of 15.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.47%.
Who are SFL's major shareholders?: Top institutional investors of SFL include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.99%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%), Albert D Mason Inc. (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%).
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of SFL?: Shares of SFL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.
What other stocks do shareholders of SFL own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that SFL investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), AT&T (T), New Residential Investment (NRZ), Esperion Therapeutics (ESPR), Ford Motor (F), Frontier Communications (FTR) and Pfizer (PFE).