SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SFL or TK?

Teekay received 95 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.50% of users gave Teekay an outperform vote while only 57.59% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SFL	Outperform Votes 239 57.59%	Underperform Votes 176 42.41%
Teekay	Outperform Votes 334 63.50%	Underperform Votes 192 36.50%

Which has more volatility and risk, SFL or TK?

SFL has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teekay has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SFL or TK more profitable?

SFL has a net margin of 23.45% compared to Teekay's net margin of 9.04%. SFL's return on equity of 11.29% beat Teekay's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	23.45%	11.29%	3.24%
Teekay	9.04%	8.83%	5.56%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SFL or TK?

31.2% of SFL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Teekay shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Teekay shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer SFL or TK?

SFL presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.52%. Given SFL's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SFL is more favorable than Teekay.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Teekay	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media refer more to SFL or TK?

In the previous week, SFL had 8 more articles in the media than Teekay. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for SFL and 4 mentions for Teekay. Teekay's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat SFL's score of 0.60 indicating that Teekay is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SFL	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teekay	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, SFL or TK?

SFL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Teekay. Teekay 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	$670.39 million	1.94	$202.77 million	$1.27	7.41
Teekay	$1.19 billion	0.50	$78.41 million	$1.23	4.89

Summary

SFL beats Teekay on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.