SFL (SFL) Competitors

SFL (NYSE:SFL) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SFL or INSW?

International Seaways has higher revenue and earnings than SFL. International Seaways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SFL, 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	1.39	$130.65M	$0.26	31.25
International Seaways	$951.61M	2.36	$416.72M	$4.81	9.46

Is SFL or INSW a better dividend stock?

SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. SFL pays out 307.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Seaways pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SFL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is SFL or INSW more profitable?

International Seaways has a net margin of 29.88% compared to SFL's net margin of 3.97%. International Seaways' return on equity of 11.35% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	3.97%	6.67%	1.78%
International Seaways	29.88%	11.35%	8.27%

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

28.6% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SFL or INSW?

International Seaways has a consensus price target of $53.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.60%. Given International Seaways' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Seaways 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SFL or INSW?

SFL has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SFL or INSW?

In the previous week, International Seaways had 8 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for International Seaways and 6 mentions for SFL. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat SFL's score of 0.68 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SFL	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Seaways	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

International Seaways beats SFL on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.