SFL (SFL) Competitors

SFL (NYSE:SFL) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer SFL or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 2 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Golar LNG and 2 mentions for SFL. SFL's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.51 indicating that SFL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SFL	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golar LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFL or GLNG?

28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SFL or GLNG a better dividend stock?

SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SFL pays out 263.4% 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 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. SFL has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Golar LNG has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. SFL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SFL or GLNG more profitable?

SFL has a net margin of 14.45% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. SFL's return on equity of 12.41% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	14.45%	12.41%	3.41%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Do analysts rate SFL or GLNG?

Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $49.70, suggesting a potential upside of 19.10%. Given Golar LNG's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than SFL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Which has more volatility and risk, SFL or GLNG?

SFL has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SFL or GLNG?

Golar LNG received 232 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.61% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 56.78% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SFL	Outperform Votes 247 56.78%	Underperform Votes 188 43.22%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 479 63.61%	Underperform Votes 274 36.39%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SFL or GLNG?

SFL has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. SFL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, 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
SFL	$850.15M	1.48	$130.65M	$0.41	21.05
Golar LNG	$257.92M	16.91	-$46.79M	$0.03	1,391.00

Summary

Golar LNG beats SFL on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.