Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to GOGL or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 3 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Golar LNG and 7 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.81 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golden Ocean Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golar LNG	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOGL or GLNG?

Golar LNG received 102 more outperform votes than Golden Ocean Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.55% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 59.55% of users gave Golden Ocean Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golden Ocean Group	Outperform Votes 374 59.55%	Underperform Votes 254 40.45%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 476 63.55%	Underperform Votes 273 36.45%

Do analysts prefer GOGL or GLNG?

Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 60.03%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $50.13, indicating a potential upside of 34.31%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Golden Ocean Group is more favorable than Golar LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GOGL or GLNG a better dividend stock?

Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 53.6% 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. Golden Ocean Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GOGL or GLNG more profitable?

Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 23.89% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 13.14% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Ocean Group	23.89%	13.14%	7.29%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Which has more risk and volatility, GOGL or GLNG?

Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOGL or GLNG?

Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Golden Ocean Group 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
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.45	$112.27M	$1.12	6.28
Golar LNG	$260.37M	14.98	-$46.79M	$0.48	77.75

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOGL or GLNG?

22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned 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.

Summary

Golar LNG beats Golden Ocean Group on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.