The stock of Scorpio Tankers Inc (NYSE: STNG) has decreased by -0.17 when compared to last closing price of 41.84.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 5.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-03 that Scorpio Tankers delivers strong Q1 2025 results, reducing debt, increasing cash, and rewarding shareholders with dividends and buybacks, all while maintaining minimal CAPEX. The fleet is modern, efficient, and well-positioned for changing market conditions, with stable charter rates and strategic investments enhancing cash flow. Despite sector cyclicality, Scorpio benefits from favorable macro trends, tight supply, and is undervalued compared to peers, trading below book value with high profitability.
Is It Worth Investing in Scorpio Tankers Inc (NYSE: STNG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Scorpio Tankers Inc (NYSE: STNG) is above average at 3.20x, Company’s 36-month beta value is -0.05.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for STNG is 44.27M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.65% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of STNG on June 13, 2025 was 888.74K shares.
STNG’s Market Performance
The stock of Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG) has seen a 5.27% increase in the past week, with a -0.26% drop in the past month, and a 5.56% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.83% for STNG. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 3.23% for STNG’s stock, with a simple moving average of -16.48% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of STNG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for STNG stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for STNG by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for STNG in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $65 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see STNG reach a price target of $45, previously predicting the price at $60. The rating they have provided for STNG stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on July 21st, 2023.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to STNG, setting the target price at $55 in the report published on June 30th of the previous year.
STNG Trading at 8.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought STNG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -50.67% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at STNG starting from Lauro Filippo, who proposed sale 100,000 shares at the price of $52.82 back on Jan 17 ’25. After this action, Lauro Filippo now owns shares of Scorpio Tankers Inc, valued at $5,282,000 using the latest closing price.
Rayner Merrick James Forbes, the Director of Scorpio Tankers Inc, proposed sale 5,000 shares at $55.14 during a trade that took place back on Jan 16 ’25, which means that Rayner Merrick James Forbes is holding shares at $275,725 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for STNG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.5 for the present operating margin
- 0.54 for the gross margin
The net margin for Scorpio Tankers Inc stands at 0.48. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 24.68, with 16.59 for asset returns.
Based on Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.69. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.33. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 955.11 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.43.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
