SFL (SFL) Competitors

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SFL vs. INSW, GLNG, STNG, TNK, and NAT

Should you buy SFL stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SFL with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SFL include International Seaways (INSW), Golar LNG (GLNG), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Teekay Tankers (TNK), and Nordic American Tankers (NAT).

How does SFL compare to International Seaways?

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

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
International Seaways	$843.30M	4.91	$309.26M	$10.98	7.62
SFL	$733.04M	2.42	-$26.43M	$0.24	51.18

International Seaways has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. International Seaways pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL pays out 333.3% 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 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.

International Seaways currently has a consensus price target of $83.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.14%. SFL has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.97%. Given SFL's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SFL is more favorable than International Seaways.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of International Seaways shares are held 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.

International Seaways has a net margin of 55.39% compared to SFL's net margin of 4.37%. International Seaways' return on equity of 21.04% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Seaways	55.39%	21.04%	15.60%
SFL	4.37%	0.26%	0.07%

In the previous week, International Seaways had 7 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for International Seaways and 0 mentions for SFL. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat SFL's score of 0.00 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Seaways	Neutral
SFL	Neutral

Summary

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

How does SFL compare to Golar LNG?

SFL (NYSE:SFL) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both oil & gas storage & transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

28.6% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Golar LNG has a net margin of 30.10% compared to SFL's net margin of 4.37%. Golar LNG's return on equity of 6.86% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	4.37%	0.26%	0.07%
Golar LNG	30.10%	6.86%	3.00%

SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. SFL pays out 333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golar LNG pays out 72.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Golar LNG has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

SFL presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.97%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $56.70, indicating a potential upside of 8.29%. Given SFL's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SFL is more favorable than Golar LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 19 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Golar LNG and 0 mentions for SFL. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat SFL's score of 0.00 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SFL	Neutral
Golar LNG	Neutral

SFL has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the broader market.

Golar LNG has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SFL. Golar LNG 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	$733.04M	2.42	-$26.43M	$0.24	51.18
Golar LNG	$468.57M	11.32	$65.68M	$1.38	37.94

Summary

Golar LNG beats SFL on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SFL compare to Scorpio Tankers?

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

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $93.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. SFL has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.97%. Given Scorpio Tankers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than SFL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 124% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 48.44% compared to SFL's net margin of 4.37%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 11.72% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	48.44%	11.72%	9.28%
SFL	4.37%	0.26%	0.07%

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 5 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 0 mentions for SFL. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat SFL's score of 0.00 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scorpio Tankers	Positive
SFL	Neutral

Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than SFL. Scorpio Tankers 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
Scorpio Tankers	$938.22M	4.31	$344.29M	$10.17	7.89
SFL	$733.04M	2.42	-$26.43M	$0.24	51.18

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL pays out 333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scorpio Tankers has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and SFL has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats SFL on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SFL compare to Teekay Tankers?

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

Teekay Tankers has a net margin of 42.60% compared to SFL's net margin of 4.37%. Teekay Tankers' return on equity of 16.34% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	4.37%	0.26%	0.07%
Teekay Tankers	42.60%	16.34%	14.87%

In the previous week, Teekay Tankers had 4 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Teekay Tankers and 0 mentions for SFL. Teekay Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat SFL's score of 0.00 indicating that Teekay Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SFL	Neutral
Teekay Tankers	Neutral

SFL currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.97%. Teekay Tankers has a consensus target price of $77.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Given SFL's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SFL is more favorable than Teekay Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Teekay Tankers	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Teekay Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. SFL pays out 333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Teekay Tankers pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Teekay Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

SFL has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Teekay Tankers has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% less volatile than the broader market.

Teekay Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than SFL. Teekay Tankers 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	$733.04M	2.42	-$26.43M	$0.24	51.18
Teekay Tankers	$951.80M	2.80	$351.19M	$12.30	6.27

28.6% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Teekay Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Teekay Tankers beats SFL on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SFL compare to Nordic American Tankers?

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

Nordic American Tankers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SFL. SFL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordic American Tankers, 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	$733.04M	2.42	-$26.43M	$0.24	51.18
Nordic American Tankers	$291.69M	3.92	$12.27M	$0.07	77.19

SFL presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Nordic American Tankers has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential downside of 25.97%. Given SFL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe SFL is more favorable than Nordic American Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Nordic American Tankers	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

SFL pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Nordic American Tankers pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. SFL pays out 333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nordic American Tankers pays out 971.4% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Nordic American Tankers has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Nordic American Tankers has a net margin of 6.39% compared to SFL's net margin of 4.37%. Nordic American Tankers' return on equity of 2.47% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	4.37%	0.26%	0.07%
Nordic American Tankers	6.39%	2.47%	1.28%

In the previous week, Nordic American Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nordic American Tankers and 0 mentions for SFL. Nordic American Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat SFL's score of 0.00 indicating that Nordic American Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SFL	Neutral
Nordic American Tankers	Positive

SFL has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordic American Tankers has a beta of -0.54, meaning that its share price is 154% less volatile than the broader market.

28.6% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Nordic American Tankers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nordic American Tankers beats SFL on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SFL vs. The Competition

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Metric	SFL	TRANS Industry	Transportation Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.78B	$3.20B	$8.48B	$23.18B
Dividend Yield	6.51%	4.99%	955.99%	4.10%
P/E Ratio	51.19	15.50	23.15	30.65
Price / Sales	2.42	6.50	8.03	14.66
Price / Cash	8.26	6.56	8.34	25.12
Price / Book	1.84	1.26	2.28	4.74
Net Income	-$26.43M	$289.76M	$539.59M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-1.69%	1.94%	1.99%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	12.44%	5.11%	1.32%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	44.77%	59.96%	37.57%	28.44%

SFL Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SFL SFL	2.2336 of 5 stars	$12.28 +0.0%	$14.00 +14.0%	+44.8%	$1.78B	$733.04M	51.19	20	Gap Up
INSW International Seaways	2.7939 of 5 stars	$85.40 +1.0%	$83.50 -2.2%	+123.9%	$4.19B	$843.30M	7.78	2,763
GLNG Golar LNG	2.1351 of 5 stars	$56.78 -0.5%	$51.13 -10.0%	+38.8%	$5.78B	$393.52M	88.72	1,700	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
STNG Scorpio Tankers	4.6381 of 5 stars	$81.79 -0.4%	$93.17 +13.9%	+100.5%	$4.14B	$938.22M	8.04	30
TNK Teekay Tankers	3.2487 of 5 stars	$77.00 -0.2%	$78.00 +1.3%	+73.2%	$2.67B	$951.80M	6.26	2,130

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SFL (SFL) Competitors

SFL vs. INSW, GLNG, STNG, TNK, and NAT

How does SFL compare to International Seaways?

Which has better earnings and valuation, INSW or SFL?

Which has more risk and volatility, INSW or SFL?

Is INSW or SFL a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend INSW or SFL?

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

Is INSW or SFL more profitable?

Does the media favor INSW or SFL?

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How does SFL compare to Golar LNG?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SFL or GLNG?

Is SFL or GLNG more profitable?

Is SFL or GLNG a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate SFL or GLNG?

Does the media prefer SFL or GLNG?

Which has more risk & volatility, SFL or GLNG?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SFL or GLNG?

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How does SFL compare to Scorpio Tankers?

Do analysts prefer STNG or SFL?

Which has more volatility and risk, STNG or SFL?

Is STNG or SFL more profitable?

Does the media refer more to STNG or SFL?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STNG or SFL?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STNG or SFL?

Is STNG or SFL a better dividend stock?

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How does SFL compare to Teekay Tankers?

Is SFL or TNK more profitable?

Does the media favor SFL or TNK?

Do analysts rate SFL or TNK?

Is SFL or TNK a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, SFL or TNK?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SFL or TNK?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SFL or TNK?

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How does SFL compare to Nordic American Tankers?

Which has better valuation & earnings, SFL or NAT?

Do analysts rate SFL or NAT?

Is SFL or NAT a better dividend stock?

Is SFL or NAT more profitable?

Does the media refer more to SFL or NAT?

Which has more risk & volatility, SFL or NAT?

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

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