Frontline (FRO) Competitors

Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRMD or FRO?

73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Frontline shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Torm shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Frontline shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TRMD or FRO?

In the previous week, Frontline had 1 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Frontline and 1 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Frontline's score of 1.24 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Torm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Frontline	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TRMD or FRO?

Torm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Frontline. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontline, 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
Torm	$1.56B	1.16	$612.50M	$4.74	4.06
Frontline	$2.16B	1.97	$495.58M	$1.56	12.27

Do analysts recommend TRMD or FRO?

Torm presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.01%. Frontline has a consensus target price of $20.62, indicating a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Torm's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Frontline.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Frontline	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk & volatility, TRMD or FRO?

Torm has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontline has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRMD or FRO a better dividend stock?

Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Frontline pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Torm pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Frontline pays out 46.2% 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. Torm is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TRMD or FRO more profitable?

Torm has a net margin of 32.20% compared to Frontline's net margin of 17.67%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat Frontline's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%
Frontline	17.67%	12.67%	4.77%

Summary

Torm beats Frontline on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.