SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

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 LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%
SFL	14.45%	12.41%	3.41%

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 57.04% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 478 63.65%	Underperform Votes 273 36.35%
SFL	Outperform Votes 247 57.04%	Underperform Votes 186 42.96%

Do analysts prefer GLNG or SFL?

Golar LNG currently has a consensus target price of $49.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.80%. SFL has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.24%. Given SFL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SFL is more favorable than Golar LNG.

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)	3.29
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golar LNG	$260.37M	17.08	-$46.79M	$0.48	88.65
SFL	$891.62M	1.34	$130.65M	$1.01	8.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, GLNG or SFL?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GLNG or SFL?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 9 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Golar LNG and 7 mentions for SFL. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat SFL's score of 0.42 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SFL	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 2.4%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. 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 106.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Golar LNG beats SFL on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.