Golar LNG (GLNG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $76.40, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 37.92%. Given Scorpio Tankers' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Scorpio Tankers is more favorable than Golar LNG.

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

Does the media refer more to STNG or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 11 more articles in the media than Scorpio Tankers. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Golar LNG and 3 mentions for Scorpio Tankers. Scorpio Tankers' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Golar LNG's score of -0.27 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golar LNG	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, STNG or GLNG?

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
Scorpio Tankers	$1.34B	2.06	$546.90M	$13.95	3.92
Golar LNG	$298.43M	12.59	-$46.79M	$1.34	26.85

Is STNG or GLNG more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 52.40% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 50.89%. Scorpio Tankers' return on equity of 22.56% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	52.40%	22.56%	15.35%
Golar LNG	50.89%	9.20%	5.97%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STNG or GLNG?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by company 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 STNG or GLNG a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 74.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STNG or GLNG?

Scorpio Tankers received 79 more outperform votes than Golar LNG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.31% of users gave Scorpio Tankers an outperform vote while only 63.71% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Scorpio Tankers	Outperform Votes 553 66.31%	Underperform Votes 281 33.69%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 474 63.71%	Underperform Votes 270 36.29%

Summary

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