Frontline May Have Calmer Seas Ahead Of It

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Summary

  • Frontline remains a volatile but attractive long-term play, especially for investors able to stomach wild price swings and inconsistent dividends.
  • Recent geopolitical improvements, especially the Iran-Israel ceasefire, should reduce shipping risks and costs, benefiting Frontline’s operations and margins going forward.
  • Despite a recent dividend cut and oil price risks, Frontline’s high yield and potential for increased oil transport support a bullish long-term outlook.
  • I maintain a bullish stance: patient investors can be rewarded as stability returns to global maritime trade and FRO’s fundamentals improve.
  • Risks remain high around the price of oil, however, with both OPEC and the US upping production.
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Introduction

I first started covering the world's fourth-largest oil tanker fleet operator, Frontline plc (NYSE:FRO) back in November last year, believing I was catching it at a time of major weakness. I argued that even if the share

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