Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend TRMD or STNG?

Torm presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.38%. Scorpio Tankers has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.59%. Given Torm's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Torm is more favorable than Scorpio Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility & risk, TRMD or STNG?

Torm has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRMD or STNG more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 39.18% compared to Torm's net margin of 32.20%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat Scorpio Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%
Scorpio Tankers	39.18%	8.08%	6.01%

Does the media favor TRMD or STNG?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 16 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 4 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.69 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Torm	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scorpio Tankers	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRMD or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Torm. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scorpio 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
Torm	$1.56B	1.11	$612.50M	$4.74	3.88
Scorpio Tankers	$1.24B	1.93	$668.77M	$7.34	6.41

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TRMD or STNG?

73.9% of Torm shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRMD or STNG a better dividend stock?

Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Torm pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scorpio Tankers pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Scorpio Tankers has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Torm and Scorpio Tankers tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.