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SFL vs. INSW, GLNG, FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, TK, NAT, WMB, and KMI

Should you be buying SFL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SFL include International Seaways (INSW), Golar LNG (GLNG), Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), Teekay (TK), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Williams Companies (WMB), and Kinder Morgan (KMI).

SFL vs. Its Competitors

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

International Seaways has a consensus target price of $51.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.24%. 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)
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

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 0.82 beat SFL's score of 0.51 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
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 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.

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
SFL6.20% 8.50% 2.30%
International Seaways 37.39%14.98%10.74%

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SFL$904.40M1.48$130.65M$0.4122.41
International Seaways$951.61M2.08$416.72M$6.476.19

Summary

International Seaways beats SFL on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SFL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SFL vs. The Competition

MetricSFLTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.32B$2.53B$7.30B$20.73B
Dividend Yield11.93%5.18%922.82%3.71%
P/E Ratio22.426.9613.2527.84
Price / Sales1.482.35363.1042.30
Price / Cash3.294.157.6522.63
Price / Book1.130.792.144.57
Net Income$130.65M$527.30M$563.51M$989.30M
7 Day Performance3.26%3.11%2.14%0.20%
1 Month Performance6.98%6.99%5.86%3.95%
1 Year Performance-30.01%-21.80%4.57%10.27%

SFL Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SFL
SFL
1.543 of 5 stars
$9.19
+1.5%
N/A-30.6%$1.32B$904.40M22.4220
INSW
International Seaways
3.9348 of 5 stars
$36.57
-1.2%
$51.33
+40.4%
-29.5%$1.80B$860.61M5.652,824News Coverage
Analyst Revision
GLNG
Golar LNG
2.5991 of 5 stars
$41.19
-0.6%
$50.88
+23.5%
+18.9%$4.31B$260.37M1,373.461,700Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
FRO
Frontline
3.2232 of 5 stars
$16.41
-3.4%
$20.62
+25.7%
-18.4%$3.65B$1.90B10.5280
STNG
Scorpio Tankers
4.9042 of 5 stars
$39.16
-3.1%
$60.50
+54.5%
-42.0%$2.00B$1.07B3.8630News Coverage
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
GOGL
Golden Ocean Group
2.3347 of 5 stars
$7.32
-2.1%
$10.25
+40.0%
-36.3%$1.46B$968.42M12.8440
TNK
Teekay Tankers
4.1226 of 5 stars
$41.72
-1.4%
$50.67
+21.4%
-31.4%$1.43B$1.09B4.472,000High Trading Volume
TK
Teekay
2.0244 of 5 stars
$8.25
-2.3%
N/A-6.1%$757.68M$1.22B5.852,300Positive News
NAT
Nordic American Tankers
3.2912 of 5 stars
$2.64
-2.2%
$3.50
+32.6%
-27.5%$559.02M$225.10M12.0020
WMB
Williams Companies
4.321 of 5 stars
$62.85
+0.3%
$61.25
-2.5%
+36.5%$76.64B$10.50B33.615,040Positive News
KMI
Kinder Morgan
4.3809 of 5 stars
$29.43
+1.6%
$30.29
+2.9%
+38.1%$65.40B$15.50B25.3710,500Positive News
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This page (NYSE:SFL) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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