Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Scorpio Tankers Inc. is an international provider of seaborne transportation for refined petroleum products, operating one of the youngest and most fuel-efficient fleets in the tanker industry. The company’s vessels are primarily medium-range (MR), long-range 1 (LR1), and long-range 2 (LR2) tankers, designed to carry cargoes such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, naphtha and other refined products. Scorpio Tankers combines modern ship design with environmental and safety standards to meet charterers’ needs across a variety of trade routes and cargo specifications.

Since its formation in 2010 as a spin-off from the broader Scorpio Group, Scorpio Tankers has pursued an aggressive fleet renewal and growth strategy. The company has placed orders for newbuild vessels at leading shipyards, enabling it to continuously modernize its vessels and improve operational efficiency. By staging deliveries of new tonnage alongside the retirement or sale of older vessels, Scorpio Tankers has built a fleet that leverages the latest advances in engine technology, hull design and ballast management systems to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

Scorpio Tankers serves a global customer base, offering both spot charters and time-charter agreements with major oil companies, commodity traders and shipping firms. Its primary trading areas encompass the Atlantic basin, the Mediterranean, Asia-Pacific and the U.S. Gulf Coast, with a network of commercial and operations offices supporting voyage planning, cargo scheduling and vessel management. The company’s global footprint is complemented by a strong focus on technical operations, safety management and compliance with international maritime regulations.

Headquartered in Monaco with commercial offices in New York, Scorpio Tankers is led by Emanuele A. Lauro, who serves as chairman and chief executive officer. The company engages an experienced team of maritime professionals in areas such as chartering, operations, technical management and finance. With an independent board of directors overseeing corporate governance and risk management, Scorpio Tankers continues to refine its strategy for fleet optimization, customer service excellence and long-term value creation in the tanker shipping sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.51 to $42.53
• 50-Day Range: $36.59 to $44.32
• 52-Week Range: $30.63 to $79.22
• Volume: 465,741 shs
• Average Volume: 940,818 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.17 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.06
• Dividend Yield: 3.77%
• Price Target: $60.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Scorpio Tankers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Scorpio Tankers scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 3rd out of 126 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Scorpio Tankers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Scorpio Tankers has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Scorpio Tankers are expected to grow by 19.09% in the coming year, from $5.29 to $6.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Scorpio Tankers is 4.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Scorpio Tankers is 4.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.10.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Scorpio Tankers has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.33% of the float of Scorpio Tankers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Scorpio Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scorpio Tankers has recently decreased by 5.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Scorpio Tankers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Scorpio Tankers has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Scorpio Tankers is 15.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Scorpio Tankers will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.40% next year. This indicates that Scorpio Tankers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -7.95

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.33% of the float of Scorpio Tankers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Scorpio Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Scorpio Tankers has recently decreased by 5.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Scorpio Tankers has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Scorpio Tankers this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for STNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Scorpio Tankers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Scorpio Tankers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 7.34% of the stock of Scorpio Tankers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.64% of the stock of Scorpio Tankers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

STNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have STNG shares performed this year?

Scorpio Tankers' stock was trading at $49.69 at the beginning of the year. Since then, STNG stock has decreased by 14.6% and is now trading at $42.46.

How were Scorpio Tankers' earnings last quarter?

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 1st. The shipping company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.32. Scorpio Tankers's revenue was down 45.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Scorpio Tankers' stock split?

Scorpio Tankers shares reverse split before market open on Friday, January 18th 2019.The 1-10 reverse split was announced on Tuesday, January 15th 2019. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Thursday, January 17th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 10 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Scorpio Tankers?

Shares of STNG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Scorpio Tankers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Scorpio Tankers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/01/2025
• Record date for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend: 5/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/16/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:STNG
• CIK: 1483934
• Web: www.scorpiotankers.com
• Phone: (779) 798-5716
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 30
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $60.50
• High Stock Price Target: $71.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $49.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.03
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $668.77 million
• Net Margins: 48.08%
• Pretax Margin: 48.08%
• Return on Equity: 12.30%
• Return on Assets: 9.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.30
• Current Ratio: 4.20
• Quick Ratio: 4.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.74
• Cash Flow: $14.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.00
• Book Value: $57.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 51,020,000
• Free Float: 47,271,000
• Market Cap: $2.17 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.04