Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.32 EPS

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The shipping company reported $1.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.30 by $0.32, FiscalAI reports. Scorpio Tankers had a net margin of 32.01% and a return on equity of 7.42%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.63 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Here are the key takeaways from Scorpio Tankers’ conference call:

• Net cash and liquidity: Scorpio reduced net debt from $3.1 billion in 2021 to a net cash position (~$309 million today) and holds approximately $1.7 billion of available liquidity, giving the company strong balance-sheet flexibility to fund newbuilds or opportunistic actions.
• Strong 2025 results and low breakeven: The company reported $152 million of Adjusted EBITDA in Q4 and $568 million for the full year (IFRS net income $344 million), with a record low cash break-even of about $11,000/day per vessel, implying significant free cash flow potential at current rates.
• Shareholder returns increased: Scorpio raised its quarterly dividend to $0.45 per share (up 12.5% YoY) and signaled intent to grow and sustain the payout through the cycle, supported by structural cash generation.
• Supportive market fundamentals: Management highlighted five consecutive quarters of improving rates, rising ton-mile demand from refinery relocations, LR2 crossover into crude trades, and sanctions that tighten effective supply—factors they view as structurally supportive of higher product-tanker rates.
• Fleet and capital discipline: the company sold 10 older vessels, contracted 10 modern newbuilds, prepaid ~$154.6 million of secured debt and remains opportunistic on S&P or M&A, but acknowledges shipping is cyclical and outcomes depend on future market conditions.

Scorpio Tankers Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of Scorpio Tankers stock traded down $1.67 on Thursday, hitting $68.23. 623,420 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,060,651. Scorpio Tankers has a 52-week low of $30.63 and a 52-week high of $71.48. The company has a quick ratio of 4.75, a current ratio of 4.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a market cap of $3.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.54 and a beta of -0.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $56.78 and its 200 day moving average is $55.77.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Scorpio Tankers in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. B. Riley Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $80.00 price target (up previously from $75.00) on shares of Scorpio Tankers in a report on Thursday, October 16th. BTIG Research increased their price objective on shares of Scorpio Tankers from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut shares of Scorpio Tankers from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Bank of America lowered shares of Scorpio Tankers from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Scorpio Tankers has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.83.

Scorpio Tankers News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Scorpio Tankers this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strong Q4 results and dividend bump — STNG reported Q4 EPS $1.62 (well above consensus) with revenue up ~24% year-over-year and a board-declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.45, supporting cash returns and near-term shareholder yield. GlobeNewswire: Q4 Results & Dividend
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade/price-target increase — BTIG raised its price target to $85 and reiterated a Buy, implying meaningful upside versus recent levels and likely supporting investor interest. Benzinga: BTIG Price Target Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Beat across the street — coverage outlets note STNG topped earnings and revenue estimates (Zacks/other summaries), reinforcing the beat narrative that underpins the analyst lift. Zacks: Q4 Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell materially in January (~19% decline), reducing short-squeeze risk and potentially removing a source of selling pressure. No link
• Neutral Sentiment: Newbuild options exercised — the company declared options for two more newbuildings (lifting the Dalian order to four ships). This expands the fleet long-term but brings future capex/delivery timing considerations. Tradewinds: Newbuild Options
• Neutral Sentiment: Management signaling restrained VLCC exposure — CEO Robert Bugbee said the company is not ordering more VLCCs, indicating disciplined growth focus on appropriate segments. Tradewinds: VLCC Comment
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings materials/transcript available — slide deck and call transcripts provide detail on fleet, rates and forward outlook for active investors doing due diligence. Seeking Alpha: Q4 Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Share price decline amid positive news — the stock traded down today, likely reflecting profit-taking after a strong run to 52-week highs, lower intraday volume versus average, and repositioning by investors despite the beat and upgrades.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in STNG. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Scorpio Tankers in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in Scorpio Tankers by 19.9% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 4,399 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 729 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Scorpio Tankers in the second quarter worth $150,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Scorpio Tankers by 593.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,807 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402 shares during the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 25.3% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 2,718 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $106,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares during the period. 54.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Scorpio Tankers

Scorpio Tankers Inc (NYSE: STNG) is an independent provider of marine transportation services, specializing in the carriage of refined petroleum products. The company’s core operations focus on moving clean petroleum cargoes—such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and naphtha—on a global scale. By catering to both spot and time charter markets, Scorpio Tankers enables energy companies, refiners and traders to manage their supply chains with flexibility and reliability.

The company’s fleet is composed of modern, eco-designed product tankers, including medium range (MR) and long range (LR) vessels.