SFL (SFL) Competitors

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) and SFL (NYSE:SFL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INSW or SFL?

International Seaways has higher revenue and earnings than SFL. International Seaways is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SFL, 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
International Seaways	$951.61M	2.34	$416.72M	$4.81	9.39
SFL	$904.40M	1.30	$130.65M	$0.26	30.98

Do insiders & institutionals believe in INSW or SFL?

67.3% of International Seaways shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of SFL shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Seaways shares are held by company 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 INSW or SFL a better dividend stock?

International Seaways pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. International Seaways pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SFL pays out 415.4% 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 has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SFL is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is INSW or SFL more profitable?

International Seaways has a net margin of 29.88% compared to SFL's net margin of 3.97%. International Seaways' return on equity of 11.35% beat SFL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Seaways	29.88%	11.35%	8.27%
SFL	3.97%	6.67%	1.78%

Do analysts prefer INSW or SFL?

International Seaways presently has a consensus price target of $53.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Given International Seaways' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe International Seaways is more favorable than SFL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Seaways	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SFL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media prefer INSW or SFL?

In the previous week, International Seaways had 5 more articles in the media than SFL. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for International Seaways and 4 mentions for SFL. International Seaways' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat SFL's score of 0.59 indicating that International Seaways is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Seaways	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SFL	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, INSW or SFL?

International Seaways has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SFL has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Seaways beats SFL on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.