SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLNG or SFL?

Golar LNG received 227 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.62% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 474 63.62%	Underperform Votes 271 36.38%
SFL	Outperform Votes 247 57.18%	Underperform Votes 185 42.82%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GLNG or SFL?

SFL has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. SFL 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	$274.13M	16.07	-$46.79M	$0.14	301.43
SFL	$752.29M	1.82	$83.94M	$1.11	8.88

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GLNG or SFL?

92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GLNG or SFL more profitable?

SFL has a net margin of 16.03% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. SFL's return on equity of 14.61% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%
SFL	16.03%	14.61%	4.03%

Is GLNG or SFL a better dividend stock?

Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. 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. SFL pays out 97.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SFL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, GLNG or SFL?

Golar LNG has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GLNG or SFL?

Golar LNG currently has a consensus price target of $49.63, suggesting a potential upside of 17.59%. SFL has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.27%. Given SFL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SFL 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
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the media refer more to GLNG or SFL?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 1 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Golar LNG and 4 mentions for SFL. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat SFL's score of 0.08 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golar LNG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SFL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

SFL beats Golar LNG on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.