Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMD or STNG?

Torm has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.01, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRMD or STNG a better dividend stock?

Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Torm pays out 35.5% 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.

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	1.23	$612.50M	$3.30	6.18
Scorpio Tankers	$1.24B	2.23	$668.77M	$7.34	7.41

Does the media favor TRMD or STNG?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 2 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.75 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scorpio Tankers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TRMD or STNG 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
Torm	24.90%	15.73%	9.56%
Scorpio Tankers	39.18%	8.08%	6.01%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRMD or STNG?

73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer TRMD or STNG?

Torm presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.87%. Scorpio Tankers has a consensus target price of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.23%. Given Torm's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Torm on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.