--- title: "International Seaways Inc. (NYSE:INSW) Receives Consensus Rating of \"Buy\" from Analysts" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296214303.md" description: "International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) has received a consensus 'Buy' rating from seven analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $88.00. Recent upgrades include Zacks Research moving to 'strong-buy' and Jefferies raising its target to $108. The company recently reported strong quarterly earnings, beating estimates on both EPS and revenue, and increased its quarterly dividend to $5.05. Additionally, CEO Lois K. Zabrocky and CFO Jeffrey Pribor sold shares in June." datetime: "2026-08-18T10:29:22.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296214303.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296214303.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296214303.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # International Seaways Inc. (NYSE:INSW) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts Shares of International Seaways Inc. (NYSE:INSW - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $88.00. Get **International Seaways** alerts: - Strait of Hormuz Tensions Spike Tanker Trade: These 2 Stocks Are Set to Benefit INSW has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of International Seaways from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of International Seaways in a report on Friday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of International Seaways from $100.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 13th. BTIG Research increased their price objective on International Seaways from $90.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Pareto Securities lowered International Seaways from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. **Check Out Our Latest Research Report on International Seaways** ## International Seaways Trading Up 0.9% - 3 Recession-Resistant Stocks: Low Beta, High Margins, Low Debt Shares of INSW opened at $97.97 on Tuesday. International Seaways has a twelve month low of $41.25 and a twelve month high of $99.43. The stock has a market cap of $4.85 billion, a PE ratio of 6.26 and a beta of -0.13. The company has a quick ratio of 5.76, a current ratio of 5.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The business's 50-day moving average price is $87.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $78.85. International Seaways (NYSE:INSW - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 10th. The transportation company reported $5.91 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.55 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $467.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $406.38 million. International Seaways had a net margin of 61.98% and a return on equity of 31.75%. International Seaways's revenue was up 138.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.02 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that International Seaways will post 15.89 EPS for the current fiscal year. ## International Seaways Increases Dividend - ZIM Shipping stock proves unsinkable despite Red Sea disruptions The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a $5.05 dividend. This represents a $20.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 20.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. This is an increase from International Seaways's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. International Seaways's payout ratio is 3.07%. ## Insider Activity In other news, CEO Lois K. Zabrocky sold 2,000 shares of International Seaways stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.34, for a total transaction of $162,680.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 177,745 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,457,778.30. This trade represents a 1.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Jeffrey Pribor sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.68, for a total value of $81,680.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 101,984 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,330,053.12. The trade was a 0.97% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company's stock. ## Institutional Investors Weigh In On International Seaways Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Caitlin John LLC purchased a new position in International Seaways in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $100,000. Harvey Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of International Seaways during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,232,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of International Seaways in the second quarter worth about $66,000. Palo Duro Investment Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of International Seaways in the second quarter worth about $253,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of International Seaways in the 2nd quarter valued at about $11,833,000. 67.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. ## About International Seaways (Get Free Report) International Seaways, Inc NYSE: INSW is an independent tanker company that provides seaborne transportation services to oil companies, commodity traders and national oil companies. The firm’s operations focus on the carriage of crude oil and refined petroleum products, offering both time­ charter and voyage­ charter arrangements. With a modern fleet of very large crude carriers (VLCCs), Suezmax and Aframax tankers, as well as medium range (MR) and Handy product tankers, International Seaways supports global energy supply chains across major trade routes. Founded in 1997 as Diamond S Shipping, the company completed its initial public offering in the late 1990s and rebranded to International Seaways in September 2018. ## Further Reading - Five stocks we like better than International Seaways - Commodities Are Booming, But These 3 ETFs Tell Different Stories - 3 Active ETFs Making Big Moves in August - This ETF Is Outperforming by Avoiding the S&P 500’s Biggest Problem - Birkenstock Beats the Skeptics—But Not on EPS *This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.* Continue following MarketBeat Add MarketBeat as your preferred source on Google to see our latest stories in your feed. Add As Preferred Source ## Should You Invest $1,000 in International Seaways Right Now? 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