SFL (SFL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SFL or GLNG?

In the previous week, SFL had 2 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SFL and 2 mentions for Golar LNG. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat SFL's score of 0.60 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golar LNG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SFL or GLNG a better dividend stock?

SFL pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SFL or GLNG?

Golar LNG received 228 more outperform votes than SFL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.67% of users gave Golar LNG an outperform vote while only 57.18% of users gave SFL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SFL	Outperform Votes 247 57.18%	Underperform Votes 185 42.82%
Golar LNG	Outperform Votes 475 63.67%	Underperform Votes 271 36.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, SFL or GLNG?

SFL has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and 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	$873.22M	1.72	$83.94M	$1.11	9.79
Golar LNG	$298.43M	14.63	-$46.79M	$0.14	298.74

Is SFL or GLNG 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
SFL	16.03%	14.61%	4.03%
Golar LNG	4.92%	9.12%	5.78%

Do analysts prefer SFL or GLNG?

SFL currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.26%. Golar LNG has a consensus price target of $50.13, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. Given SFL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders and 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SFL beats Golar LNG on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.