Scorpio Tankers Inc. $STNG Shares Purchased by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE:STNG) by 39.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 77,200 shares of the shipping company’s stock after buying an additional 21,902 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned 0.15% of Scorpio Tankers worth $4,327,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in STNG. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in Scorpio Tankers by 17.4% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,160 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 172 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 1.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 12,131 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $680,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Scorpio Tankers by 30.8% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,117 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Scorpio Tankers by 5.4% in the second quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,953 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $233,000 after purchasing an additional 306 shares during the period. Finally, Spire Wealth Management grew its position in Scorpio Tankers by 77.1% in the 2nd quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 758 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. 54.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Scorpio Tankers

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 beat — Reported EPS $1.62 vs. $1.37 expected and revenue $252.7M vs. $238.9M consensus; margins and year‑over‑year revenue growth looked robust, and management highlighted strong liquidity on the call. Scorpio Tankers Inc (STNG) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend increase — Board raised the quarterly cash dividend to $0.45/share (annualized yield ~2.7%), up from $0.42; signals strong free cash flow and shareholder returns. GlobeNewswire: Financial Results and Dividend Increase
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades — B. Riley raised its price target to $90 (buy) and BTIG raised its target to $85 (buy), reflecting conviction in upside versus the current share level and helping lift sentiment. Benzinga: B. Riley Price Target Raise TickerReport: BTIG Price Target Raise
• Positive Sentiment: Fleet investment — Company declared options for two additional newbuildings in China (bringing the Dalian order to four), indicating measured fleet growth that can support future revenue. TradeWinds: Declares Options for Two More Newbuildings
• Neutral Sentiment: Capital discipline note — Management also said the company is not ordering more VLCCs, suggesting selective growth and focus on returns rather than aggressive fleet expansion; mixed implications depending on market cycles. TradeWinds: Not Ordering More VLCCs
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call / transcript available — Full call and slides reinforce liquidity and dividend rationale; useful for investors who want detail on forward guidance and fleet plans. InsiderMonkey: Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Evercore set a $80.00 price target on shares of Scorpio Tankers and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of Scorpio Tankers from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America downgraded Scorpio Tankers from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Moffett Nathanson raised Scorpio Tankers to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Scorpio Tankers from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Scorpio Tankers has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.75.

Scorpio Tankers Stock Up 3.9%

STNG stock opened at $70.43 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $3.65 billion, a PE ratio of 9.96 and a beta of -0.25. Scorpio Tankers Inc. has a 12 month low of $30.63 and a 12 month high of $71.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 9.33 and a quick ratio of 9.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $57.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $56.18.

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The shipping company reported $1.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.37 by $0.25. Scorpio Tankers had a return on equity of 8.85% and a net margin of 36.70%.The company had revenue of $252.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $238.93 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.8% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Scorpio Tankers Inc. will post 5.29 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Scorpio Tankers Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.45 per share. This is a positive change from Scorpio Tankers’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.42. This represents a $1.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 6th. Scorpio Tankers’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 23.76%.

Scorpio Tankers Profile

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.