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Frontline Plc

$FRO·$8.5B·Marine Shipping·Industrials
$36.49-1.8%YTD+72.0%1Y+98.2%
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$FROFrontline Plc
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $FRO, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Tanker rates ripping on Hormuz risk, Frontline running the play — dividend and Q2 print in six weeks.

Frontline is one of the largest publicly traded tanker fleets — VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers), Suezmax, and LR2 product tankers moving crude and refined products globally. Tanker equities are the purest way to be long the geopolitical crude-supply-chain premium.

Where the setup is working:

  • Revenue growth is spectacular: Q1 revenue up 67% YoY to $714M with operating margin at 52% — this is the pure operating leverage on tanker time-charter equivalent (TCE) rates that the Hormuz war-risk environment has driven.
  • The rate environment is confirmed hot: Front Driva at USD 154K/day and Front Empire at USD 147K/day are exceptional TCEs — this is the type of pricing that translates directly to quarterly EPS.
  • The multiple is very reasonable for a cyclical: 8.7x trailing earnings and 4.7x FY27 consensus EPS of $7.96 — priced as if the current cycle is temporary, not durable.
  • Position confirms the strength: 76% of the 52-week range, YTD +75%, t12m +103% — the tape is following the rate action.
  • The dividend framing is why holders stay: FRO's variable dividend policy means the tape moves with the payout, and current rates support elevated distributions.

The forward view: the August 31 Q2 print is the referee. A record TCE realization plus commentary that fleet utilization stayed above 90% keeps the accelerating leg alive. What breaks it: a Hormuz de-escalation that normalizes tanker rates fast, a specific OPEC+ production cut that reduces cargo volumes, or a large VLCC order-book expansion that would fear-price future rates. What extends the run: any new tanker-specific sanctions development (e.g., Iranian-fleet crackdown) that further constrains tonnage supply.

Agrees with X sentimentThe bullish X read on TCE rates, TD3C FFAs soaring, and war-risk premium is directionally right. The crypto FROMO/AfroMan $FRO token side-thread is unrelated. Our take agrees the setup is running.

What to watch: August 31 Q2 earnings and any Hormuz de-escalation news; an OPEC+ production cut or a VLCC order-book expansion headline would end the accelerating leg.

On the calendar: 2026-08-31 — Q2 2026 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-17

Frontline is set up for a strong Q2. The company already has 82% of VLCC days fixed at $181,700/day, so the print is essentially locked in before the release, supporting a potential ~9.3% quarterly distribution. Options flow reinforces the setup: a $600k whale buy on FRO 45 calls for 8/21/2026 (18% OTM) and an $89k fish buy on 7/17/2026 39 calls. Sector context: 16 dark-fleet tankers and 11 white-fleet tankers have entered 'In Casualty Or Repairing' status during 2026 (following the US hit on the Iranian dark-fleet VLCC BELMA), tightening effective tanker supply, and higher backwardation is returning to VLSFO futures. One poster explicitly notes 'I am not happy that tankers and refineries are being attacked, this is bad for all of us... but my job is to pick investments that benefit from the current state.' Sentiment is dominantly constructive.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates one of the largest listed fleets of crude and product tankers transporting oil worldwide; pure-play spot tanker shipping.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Marine Shipping sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $FRO.

Marine Shipping · Industrials

No material change from last week — not fleet size — are the structural earnings lever.

What this means for $FRO

Direct beneficiary — Operates one of the largest listed fleets of crude and product tankers transporting oil worldwide; pure-play spot tanker shipping; the company is structurally positioned to capture the tariff-driven rerouting and vessel supply constraints on freight rates.

Top industry ETF

$SEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
+24.4%YTD
+23.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
8.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
38.9%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
3.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
36.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
41.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.9Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 22, 2026$2.51$2.44+2.9%
Q4 2025Feb 27, 2026$1.03$1.15-10.4%
Q3 2025Nov 21, 2025$0.19$0.27-28.8%
Q2 2025Aug 29, 2025$0.36$0.42-14.3%
Next earningsMon, Aug 31·consensus EPS $2.67

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$714.2M+66.9%55.4%51.8%$2.51$59.5M
Q4 FY25$624.5M+46.7%46.3%44.5%$1.02$276.5M
Q3 FY25$432.7M-11.8%24.3%22.2%$0.18$104.4M
Q2 FY25$480.1M-13.7%29.9%27.5%$0.35$151.6M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 7 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.4B$2.1B – $2.7B$7.96$6.69 – $9.245
FY27$1.6B$1.4B – $1.9B$3.66$2.84 – $5.337
FY28$1.4B$1.3B – $1.4B$2.70$2.27 – $3.136
FY29$2.0B$1.7B – $2.2B$3.57$3.00 – $4.145

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.74%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-2.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+19.5%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 120.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.035-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMar 27SC 13D/A
AI summary

Hemen Holding Limited (Cyprus) and Greenwich Holdings Limited filed Amendment No. 4 to their Schedule 13D for Frontline plc (FRO) as of February 27, 2026, disclosing that Hemen Holding beneficially owns 79,145,703 ordinary shares with shared voting and dispositive power, representing 35.6% of Frontline's outstanding ordinary shares. The filing is a group filing with Hemen and Greenwich Holdings as reporting persons. The event requiring the amendment occurred February 27, 2026, but specific transaction details are not visible in the excerpt. Hemen/Greenwich's 35.6% stake represents the dominant controlling position in Frontline; this amendment likely reflects a portfolio adjustment within their existing position.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Frontline vs. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services: Should Industrials Investors Bet on Oil or Consumer Goods in 2026?fool.com·2d ago5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (July 2026)seekingalpha.com·7d agoOil Is Up 5%, This Shipping Gauge Moved Four Times As Muchbenzinga.com·10d agoHormuz Tolls Are Just the Beginning: The World's Busiest Shipping Route Could Be Next247wallst.com·10d agoBeOne Medicines Announces Positive Phase 3 Results for BRUKINSA in Frontline Mantle Cell Lymphomabusinesswire.com·18d ago

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