GLNG vs. FRO, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, TK, NAT, WMB, KMI, and LNG
Should you be buying Golar LNG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Golar LNG include Frontline (FRO), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), Teekay (TK), Nordic American Tankers (NAT), Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), and Cheniere Energy (LNG). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry.
Golar LNG vs.
Frontline (NYSE:FRO) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both mid-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
Frontline received 4 more outperform votes than Golar LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.55% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave Frontline an outperform vote.
Frontline currently has a consensus target price of $24.46, suggesting a potential upside of 52.89%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $50.13, suggesting a potential upside of 24.32%. Given Frontline's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontline is more favorable than Golar LNG.
22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Golar LNG had 13 more articles in the media than Frontline. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Golar LNG and 4 mentions for Frontline. Frontline's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.68 indicating that Frontline is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Frontline pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Frontline pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 208.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Frontline is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Frontline has a net margin of 25.64% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. Frontline's return on equity of 19.25% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.
Frontline has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Frontline has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Frontline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Frontline beats Golar LNG on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GLNG) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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