Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Competitors

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both mid-cap oil & gas storage & transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Scorpio Tankers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, 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	$1.24B	1.71	$668.77M	$10.15	4.12
Golar LNG	$260.37M	16.42	$50.84M	$0.03	1,363.00

Do analysts recommend STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.84%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $50.88, indicating a potential upside of 24.42%. Given Scorpio Tankers' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Golar LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Is STNG or GLNG a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Golar LNG has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Scorpio Tankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in STNG or GLNG?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor STNG or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 17 more articles in the media than Scorpio Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Golar LNG and 1 mentions for Scorpio Tankers. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.31 indicating that Scorpio Tankers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scorpio Tankers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Golar LNG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STNG or GLNG more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 48.08% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 1.04%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 12.30% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	48.08%	12.30%	9.08%
Golar LNG	1.04%	6.82%	3.98%

Which has more volatility and risk, STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Golar LNG on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.