SFL (SFL) Competitors $8.26 -0.29 (-3.39%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.60 +0.34 (+4.12%) As of 05/22/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFL vs. GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, TK, NAT, WMB, KMI, and LNGShould you be buying SFL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SFL include Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), Teekay (TK), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), and Cheniere Energy (LNG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. SFL vs. Golar LNG Frontline Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers Teekay Nordic American Tankers Williams Companies Kinder Morgan Cheniere Energy Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) and SFL (NYSE:SFL) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, GLNG or SFL? Golar LNG has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GLNG or SFL a better dividend stock? Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Golar LNG pays out 208.3% 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 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and SFL has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GLNG or SFL? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolar LNG$260.37M15.04-$46.79M$0.4878.04SFL$891.62M1.35$130.65M$0.4120.15 Does the media prefer GLNG or SFL? In the previous week, Golar LNG had 9 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Golar LNG and 2 mentions for SFL. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat SFL's score of 0.65 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golar LNG 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SFL 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLNG or SFL? Golar LNG received 231 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.65% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave SFL an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGolar LNGOutperform Votes47863.65% Underperform Votes27336.35% SFLOutperform Votes24756.91% Underperform Votes18743.09% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GLNG or SFL? 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GLNG or SFL 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 Golar LNG4.92% 9.12% 5.78% SFL 14.45%12.41%3.41% Do analysts prefer GLNG or SFL? Golar LNG currently has a consensus target price of $49.70, suggesting a potential upside of 32.67%. Given Golar LNG's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Golar LNG is more favorable than SFL.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golar LNG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.29SFL 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 SummaryGolar LNG beats SFL on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SFL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSFLDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.20B$764.55M$286.41B$19.30BDividend Yield12.39%5.32%3.77%3.83%P/E Ratio8.185.7613.7034.53Price / Sales1.351.20265.8034.84Price / Cash3.424.0411.5417.51Price / Book1.010.621.924.69Net Income$130.65M$99.79M$515.10M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.98%-3.59%-2.94%-2.43%1 Month Performance5.97%2.93%7.02%6.27%1 Year Performance-41.77%-28.96%-8.66%5.78% SFL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFLSFL1.3424 of 5 stars$8.26-3.4%N/A-42.2%$1.20B$891.62M8.1820GLNGGolar LNG3.739 of 5 stars$37.95+0.2%$49.70+31.0%+39.9%$3.97B$260.37M271.091,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFROFrontline3.6139 of 5 stars$17.51+0.9%$20.62+17.8%-38.7%$3.90B$2.05B7.1480News CoveragePositive NewsSTNGScorpio Tankers4.5439 of 5 stars$42.10+2.4%$60.50+43.7%-51.4%$2.15B$1.07B3.2330Positive NewsGOGLGolden Ocean Group3.1777 of 5 stars$7.90+5.6%$10.25+29.7%-49.3%$1.58B$968.42M6.5340Trending NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTNKTeekay Tankers3.9617 of 5 stars$45.21-0.2%$50.67+12.1%-38.9%$1.55B$1.23B3.991,900Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTKTeekay2.2491 of 5 stars$7.98+1.2%N/A-13.4%$732.94M$1.22B5.662,500NATNordic American Tankers3.4686 of 5 stars$2.59-0.6%$3.50+35.4%-39.2%$547.38M$349.74M8.9120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWMBWilliams Companies3.7808 of 5 stars$57.04-1.1%$60.50+6.1%+41.8%$69.55B$10.78B31.175,040Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKMIKinder Morgan3.9596 of 5 stars$27.31flat$29.79+9.1%+41.0%$60.68B$15.50B23.3410,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionLNGCheniere Energy4.1894 of 5 stars$230.71-1.3%$252.23+9.3%+43.8%$51.40B$16.89B16.211,550Trending NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GLNG Alternatives FRO Alternatives STNG Alternatives GOGL Alternatives TNK Alternatives TK Alternatives NAT Alternatives WMB Alternatives KMI Alternatives LNG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SFL) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... A single announcement by July 22nd could soon b...Altimetry | SponsoredJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. And it's one the Big Banks are alread...Premier Gold Co | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World on June 1st?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we...Porter & Company | SponsoredWhy Elon put $51 million into thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored3..2..1.. AI 2.0 ignition (don’t sleep on this)I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. In short: I believe we are...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredGold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is ComingOwning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. I’ve found a better way to invest in gold—one that’s alr...Golden Portfolio | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding SFL Co. Ltd. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share SFL With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.