SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SFL or GLNG?

SFL currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 95.72%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $50.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.12%. Given SFL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SFL is more favorable than Golar LNG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Golar LNG	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, SFL or GLNG?

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
SFL	$891.62M	1.34	$130.65M	$1.01	8.09
Golar LNG	$260.37M	16.19	-$46.79M	$0.48	84.13

Does the media refer more to SFL or GLNG?

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 11 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Golar LNG and 6 mentions for SFL. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat SFL's score of 0.47 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SFL	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Golar LNG	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SFL or GLNG more profitable?

SFL has a net margin of 14.45% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 4.92%. SFL's return on equity of 12.41% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SFL	14.45%	12.41%	3.41%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SFL or GLNG?

Golar LNG received 229 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.55% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SFL	Outperform Votes 247 57.04%	Underperform Votes 186 42.96%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 476 63.55%	Underperform Votes 273 36.45%

Is SFL or GLNG a better dividend stock?

SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. SFL pays out 106.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golar LNG pays out 208.3% 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 and volatility, SFL or GLNG?

SFL has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFL or GLNG?

28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Golar LNG beats SFL on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.