Frontline (FRO) Competitors $19.23 -0.55 (-2.78%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FRO vs. WMB, KMI, LNG, TRGP, GLNG, STNG, GOGL, TNK, SFL, and TKShould you be buying Frontline stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Frontline include Williams Companies (WMB), Kinder Morgan (KMI), Cheniere Energy (LNG), Targa Resources (TRGP), Golar LNG (GLNG), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Teekay (TK). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas storage & transportation" industry. Frontline vs. Williams Companies Kinder Morgan Cheniere Energy Targa Resources Golar LNG Scorpio Tankers Golden Ocean Group Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Is WMB or FRO a better dividend stock? Williams Companies pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Williams Companies pays out 80.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Frontline pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is WMB or FRO more profitable? Frontline has a net margin of 29.42% compared to Williams Companies' net margin of 27.36%. Frontline's return on equity of 19.73% beat Williams Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Williams Companies27.36% 15.89% 4.45% Frontline 29.42%19.73%7.79% Which has better earnings & valuation, WMB or FRO? Williams Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Frontline. Frontline is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Williams Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilliams Companies$10.91B6.32$3.18B$2.3723.86Frontline$1.83BN/A$656.41M$2.667.23 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WMB or FRO? 86.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Williams Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMB or FRO? Williams Companies received 212 more outperform votes than Frontline when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.88% of users gave Williams Companies an outperform vote while only 58.36% of users gave Frontline an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilliams CompaniesOutperform Votes69071.88% Underperform Votes27028.13% FrontlineOutperform Votes47858.36% Underperform Votes34141.64% Which has more volatility and risk, WMB or FRO? Williams Companies has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its stock price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WMB or FRO? Williams Companies currently has a consensus price target of $51.54, suggesting a potential downside of 8.86%. Frontline has a consensus price target of $27.26, suggesting a potential upside of 41.76%. Given Frontline's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontline is more favorable than Williams Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Williams Companies 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Frontline 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor WMB or FRO? In the previous week, Williams Companies had 24 more articles in the media than Frontline. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Williams Companies and 2 mentions for Frontline. Williams Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Frontline's score of -1.00 indicating that Williams Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Williams Companies Positive Frontline Negative SummaryWilliams Companies beats Frontline on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWar on Elon Escalates… A radical, potentially game-changing technology that threatens to destroy the trillion-dollar, “green energy” grift of the elites. And yet, while it threatens their wealth and power, it could be transformational for both the U.S. economy and your wealth.One company holds a near-total monopoly on it. Get Frontline News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFrontlineDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$754.51M$333.04B$19.81BDividend Yield12.84%7.03%4.43%3.50%P/E Ratio7.234.7114.2441.76Price / SalesN/A1.6752.5620.47Price / Cash5.264.9513.0421.65Price / Book1.880.792.154.66Net Income$656.41M$91.81M$570.30M$983.45M7 Day Performance1.21%-1.70%-2.16%-2.12%1 Month Performance-12.17%-2.60%-1.08%-0.47%1 Year Performance-9.82%20.49%15.90%24.69% Frontline Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FROFrontline3.6764 of 5 stars$19.23-2.8%$27.26+41.8%-9.8%$0.00$1.83B7.2380Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Negative NewsWMBWilliams Companies4.0015 of 5 stars$56.55+1.7%N/A+62.7%$67.75B$10.91B23.865,601Analyst ForecastInsider SellingNews CoverageKMIKinder Morgan4.4554 of 5 stars$27.27+1.9%N/A+62.1%$60.58B$15.33B23.9210,891Analyst ForecastPositive NewsLNGCheniere Energy3.2259 of 5 stars$212.30+0.7%N/A+22.1%$47.63B$16.09B13.561,605Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTRGPTarga Resources4.7144 of 5 stars$196.04+2.3%N/A+133.8%$42.75B$16.06B35.453,182Analyst ForecastInsider SellingNews CoverageGLNGGolar LNG3.4878 of 5 stars$34.00-2.8%N/A+56.4%$3.55B$298.43M25.37470Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSTNGScorpio Tankers4.3068 of 5 stars$53.72-2.3%N/A-3.0%$2.71B$1.34B3.8530Analyst ForecastGOGLGolden Ocean Group3.2207 of 5 stars$12.05+0.7%N/A+60.0%$2.41B$885.77M11.2638Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTNKTeekay Tankers4.2197 of 5 stars$43.22-3.6%N/A-13.3%$1.48B$1.36B3.551,590Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastSFLSFL2.7965 of 5 stars$10.39-1.3%N/A-4.9%$1.44B$822.26M9.3621TKTeekay2.748 of 5 stars$7.80-2.9%N/A+12.9%$737.44M$1.30B5.202,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WMB Competitors KMI Competitors LNG Competitors TRGP Competitors GLNG Competitors STNG Competitors GOGL Competitors TNK Competitors SFL Competitors TK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:FRO) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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