Alexandra Kate Blankenship Sells 4,000 Shares of International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) Stock

International Seaways Inc. (NYSE:INSW) Director Alexandra Kate Blankenship sold 4,000 shares of International Seaways stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.69, for a total transaction of $302,760.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 15,213 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,151,471.97. The trade was a 20.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

International Seaways Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of International Seaways stock traded down $0.23 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $75.38. The stock had a trading volume of 701,687 shares, compared to its average volume of 558,291. International Seaways Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.20 and a 12 month high of $78.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.71. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $52.27. The stock has a market cap of $3.72 billion, a PE ratio of 13.95 and a beta of -0.23.

International Seaways (NYSE:INSW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The transportation company reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.75 by $0.70. The company had revenue of $267.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $245.29 million. International Seaways had a net margin of 36.67% and a return on equity of 13.92%. The firm’s revenue was up 37.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.90 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that International Seaways Inc. will post 7.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

International Seaways Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. International Seaways’s dividend payout ratio is presently 7.70%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

INSW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. BTIG Research upped their price objective on International Seaways from $70.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating on shares of International Seaways in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of International Seaways from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of International Seaways in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered International Seaways from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.00.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On International Seaways

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of INSW. First Horizon Corp boosted its stake in shares of International Seaways by 121.6% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 687 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in International Seaways by 99.5% during the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 758 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in International Seaways during the fourth quarter valued at about $44,000. Garton & Associates Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new position in International Seaways in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Founders Capital Management raised its holdings in International Seaways by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. Founders Capital Management now owns 1,100 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.29% of the company’s stock.

International Seaways News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting International Seaways this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research upgraded INSW to a “Strong Buy” and added it to its Zacks Rank #1 list, supporting bullish analyst momentum and potentially attracting buyers. Zacks upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: A Zacks article highlights that INSW passed a “Recent Price Strength” screen, suggesting the recent uptrend could be sustainable and may draw momentum-focused investors. Zacks momentum note
• Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argues INSW has risk-mitigation levers and upside: Q4 2025 revenue jumped ~37.6% YoY to $267.9M, operating margins expanded, and the firm’s fleet/contract mix could capture higher rates if market conditions tighten. That fundamental case underpins the analyst optimism. Seeking Alpha analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Director Alexandra Kate Blankenship sold 4,000 shares (~20.8% reduction of her position), which can be read as a near-term negative signal for investor sentiment. Blankenship Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: SVP Derek G. Solon sold 6,000 shares (a ~10.5% cut in his holdings), another insider disposition that may increase short-term selling pressure or raise questions for some investors. Solon Form 4
• Negative Sentiment: SVP William F. Nugent sold 9,583 shares (about a 15.4% reduction), adding to the cluster of insider sales announced the same day and potentially offsetting some of the positive analyst-driven momentum. Nugent Form 4

About International Seaways

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.