Golar LNG (GLNG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GLNG or STNG?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GLNG or STNG?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 2 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 5 mentions for Golar LNG. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.63 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Scorpio Tankers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GLNG or STNG?

Golar LNG presently has a consensus target price of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. Scorpio Tankers has a consensus target price of $75.40, suggesting a potential upside of 58.77%. Given Scorpio Tankers' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Golar LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GLNG or STNG?

Scorpio Tankers received 80 more outperform votes than Golar LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.35% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote while only 63.62% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 474 63.62%	Underperform Votes 271 36.38%
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 554 66.35%	Underperform Votes 281 33.65%

Is GLNG or STNG more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 52.40% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 22.56% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%
Scorpio Tankers	52.40%	22.56%	15.35%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GLNG or STNG?

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
Golar LNG	$274.13M	15.74	-$46.79M	$0.14	295.21
Scorpio Tankers	$1.38B	1.74	$546.90M	$13.95	3.40

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GLNG or STNG?

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

Is GLNG or STNG a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Golar LNG pays out 714.3% 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 pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scorpio Tankers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Scorpio Tankers beats Golar LNG on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.