Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Competitors

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) and Torm (NASDAQ:TRMD) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts recommend STNG or TRMD?

Scorpio Tankers currently has a consensus price target of $60.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.24%. Torm has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.87%. Given Torm's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Torm is more favorable than Scorpio Tankers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scorpio Tankers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Torm	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is STNG or TRMD more profitable?

Scorpio Tankers has a net margin of 48.08% compared to Torm's net margin of 32.20%. Torm's return on equity of 22.40% beat Scorpio Tankers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scorpio Tankers	48.08%	12.30%	9.08%
Torm	32.20%	22.40%	13.44%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, STNG or TRMD?

Scorpio Tankers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Torm. Torm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scorpio Tankers, 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
Scorpio Tankers	$1.07B	2.05	$668.77M	$10.15	4.22
Torm	$1.44B	1.14	$612.50M	$4.74	3.70

Is STNG or TRMD a better dividend stock?

Scorpio Tankers pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Torm pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Scorpio Tankers pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Torm pays out 24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Scorpio Tankers has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STNG or TRMD?

54.6% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of Torm shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of Scorpio Tankers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Torm shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, STNG or TRMD?

Scorpio Tankers has a beta of -0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torm has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STNG or TRMD?

In the previous week, Scorpio Tankers had 8 more articles in the media than Torm. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Scorpio Tankers and 3 mentions for Torm. Torm's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Scorpio Tankers' score of 0.50 indicating that Torm is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Scorpio Tankers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Torm	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Scorpio Tankers and Torm tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.