SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Is INSW or SFL more profitable?

International Seaways has a net margin of 37.39% compared to SFL's net margin of 6.20%. International Seaways' return on equity of 14.98% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Seaways	37.39%	14.98%	10.74%
SFL	6.20%	8.50%	2.30%

Do analysts prefer INSW or SFL?

International Seaways presently has a consensus target price of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.24%. Given International Seaways' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than SFL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more volatility & risk, INSW or SFL?

International Seaways has a beta of 0.05, indicating that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INSW or SFL?

International Seaways has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
International Seaways	$860.61M	2.29	$416.72M	$6.47	6.19
SFL	$904.40M	1.48	$130.65M	$0.41	22.41

Does the media favor INSW or SFL?

In the previous week, International Seaways had 6 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for International Seaways and 1 mentions for SFL. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat SFL's score of 0.60 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Seaways	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SFL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INSW or SFL?

67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Is INSW or SFL a better dividend stock?

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. International Seaways pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. 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.

Summary

International Seaways beats SFL on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.