SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SFL or INSW?

International Seaways has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.93%. Given International Seaways' higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SFL or INSW 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
SFL	6.20%	8.50%	2.30%
International Seaways	37.39%	14.98%	10.74%

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SFL or INSW a better dividend stock?

SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. International Seaways pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SFL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	$904.40M	1.47	$130.65M	$0.41	22.32
International Seaways	$951.61M	2.02	$416.72M	$6.47	6.01

Which has more risk & volatility, SFL or INSW?

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

Does the media favor SFL or INSW?

In the previous week, International Seaways had 10 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for International Seaways and 1 mentions for SFL. SFL's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat International Seaways' score of 0.25 indicating that SFL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SFL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Seaways	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

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