Scorpio Tankers (STNG) has been in focus after outlining a fleet renewal plan that includes selling several LR2 vessels, adding newbuildings across tanker classes, and signing fresh five year time charter agreements.

Those fleet moves and the shift to a net cash position have arrived alongside a 13.99% 1 month share price return and an 18.90% year to date share price return. The 5 year total shareholder return is very large, and together these figures suggest momentum has been picking up rather than fading recently.

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With Scorpio Tankers now in a net cash position, a value score of 6, and a share price of $59.08 sitting below an average analyst target near $72, the key question is simple: is this a genuine mispricing, or are markets already baking in future growth?

Most Popular Narrative: 20.2% Undervalued

With Scorpio Tankers last closing at $59.08 against a narrative fair value of $74, the current pricing gap raises clear questions about what future cash generation the consensus is baking in.

Scorpio's balance sheet transformation, with net debt reduced by $2.5 billion since late 2021 and strong current liquidity, provides the company with strategic flexibility to capitalize on favorable market conditions, selectively deploy capital, and pursue opportunistic shareholder returns (buybacks/dividends). All of this is cited as supporting future earnings growth and the potential for a valuation re-rating.

Curious what kind of future margins, revenue path and earnings multiple are needed to back that higher value, all discounted at 8.98%? The full narrative lays out specific growth, profitability and valuation assumptions that go far beyond a simple P/E comparison.

Result: Fair Value of $74 (UNDERVALUED)

However, you also need to weigh the risk that a 20% product tanker order book, along with any structural decline in refined product demand, could pressure rates, margins and that 2028 P/E uplift.

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