International Seaways (INSW) Competitors

HF Sinclair (NYSE:DINO) and International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) are both energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is DINO or INSW more profitable?

International Seaways has a net margin of 50.91% compared to HF Sinclair's net margin of 0.62%. International Seaways' return on equity of 24.65% beat HF Sinclair's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HF Sinclair	0.62%	1.98%	1.13%
International Seaways	50.91%	24.65%	17.35%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DINO or INSW?

88.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of International Seaways shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HF Sinclair shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of International Seaways shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DINO or INSW?

In the previous week, HF Sinclair had 11 more articles in the media than International Seaways. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for HF Sinclair and 6 mentions for International Seaways. HF Sinclair's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat International Seaways' score of 1.11 indicating that HF Sinclair is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HF Sinclair	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Seaways	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DINO or INSW a better dividend stock?

HF Sinclair pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. HF Sinclair pays out 243.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Seaways pays out 5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DINO or INSW?

International Seaways received 165 more outperform votes than HF Sinclair when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.88% of users gave International Seaways an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave HF Sinclair an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HF Sinclair	Outperform Votes 38 33.33%	Underperform Votes 76 66.67%
International Seaways	Outperform Votes 203 59.88%	Underperform Votes 136 40.12%

Do analysts rate DINO or INSW?

HF Sinclair currently has a consensus target price of $45.70, suggesting a potential upside of 63.56%. International Seaways has a consensus target price of $57.50, suggesting a potential upside of 77.63%. Given International Seaways' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than HF Sinclair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HF Sinclair	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DINO or INSW?

HF Sinclair has higher revenue and earnings than International Seaways. International Seaways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HF Sinclair, 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
HF Sinclair	$28.58B	0.18	$1.59B	$0.82	34.07
International Seaways	$951.61M	1.67	$556.45M	$8.39	3.86

Which has more volatility and risk, DINO or INSW?

HF Sinclair has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, International Seaways has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Seaways beats HF Sinclair on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.