Scorpio Tankers Inc. rises amid market strength
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 06 Jan 26
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Scorpio Tankers Inc. saw a price increase of 5.84% during regular trading, as the stock crossed above its 5-day SMA. This movement aligns with broader market strength, with the Nasdaq-100 up 0.82% and the S&P 500 up 0.56%. The positive momentum suggests that investors are optimistic about the company's prospects, contributing to the stock's upward movement.
Analyst Views on STNG
Wall Street analysts forecast STNG stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for STNG is 72.00 USD with a low forecast of 53.00 USD and a high forecast of 80.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Analyst Rating
3 Buy
0 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 57.400
Low
53.00
Averages
72.00
High
80.00
Current: 57.400
Low
53.00
Averages
72.00
High
80.00
About STNG
Scorpio Tankers Inc is a Monaco-based provider in the transportation of refined petroleum products. The Company involves in the oil, seaborne transportation of refined petroleum products from the tanker industry to the international shipping markets. It operates through four segments: Handymax, MR (Medium Range), Long Range 1 (LR1)/Panamax and Long Range 2 (LR2)/Aframax. It consists of 113 wholly owned, finance leased or bareboat chartered-in tankers (39 LR2, 60 MR and 14 Handymax). The segments represent a different type of vessel being around 110 with which it operates with the smaller and bigger type of ships that include Handymax, MR, LR1 and LR2 under its own ownership as well as finance, leased or chartered in.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
