Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer STNG or TRMD?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.53%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Scorpio Tankers.

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
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is STNG or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 35.2% 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.

Is STNG or TRMD more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 39.18% compared to Torm's net margin of 24.90%. Torm's return on equity of 15.73% beat Scorpio Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	39.18%	8.08%	6.01%
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, STNG or TRMD?

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

Does the media favor STNG or TRMD?

In the previous week, Torm had 6 more articles in the media than Scorpio Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Torm and 4 mentions for Scorpio Tankers. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Torm's score of 0.84 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Torm	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in STNG or TRMD?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are owned by company 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STNG or TRMD?

Scorpio Tankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Scorpio Tankers	$1.24B	2.01	$668.77M	$7.34	6.67
Torm	$1.32B	1.50	$612.50M	$3.30	6.38

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Torm on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.