Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GLNG or GOGL?

Golar LNG received 101 more outperform votes than Golden Ocean Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave Golden Ocean Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 475 63.67%	Underperform Votes 271 36.33%
Golden Ocean Group	Outperform Votes 374 59.65%	Underperform Votes 253 40.35%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GLNG or GOGL?

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
Golar LNG	$298.43M	14.63	-$46.79M	$0.14	298.74
Golden Ocean Group	$885.77M	2.00	$112.27M	$1.21	7.32

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GLNG or GOGL?

92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GLNG or GOGL 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
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%
Golden Ocean Group	23.89%	13.14%	7.29%

Is GLNG or GOGL a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. 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. Golden Ocean Group pays out 99.2% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, GLNG or GOGL?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GLNG or GOGL?

Golar LNG currently has a consensus price target of $50.13, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. Golden Ocean Group has a consensus price target of $12.25, indicating a potential upside of 38.26%. 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
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to GLNG or GOGL?

In the previous week, Golden Ocean Group had 2 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Golden Ocean Group and 2 mentions for Golar LNG. Golden Ocean Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.76 indicating that Golden Ocean Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golden Ocean Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Golden Ocean Group beats Golar LNG on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.