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Company snapshot — Frontline Ltd

FRO in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Frontline owns and operates a fleet of crude and product tankers, including very large crude carriers, Suezmax and LR2/Aframax vessels, and also charters and trades ships. It carries oil and refined products for customers worldwide and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
Where it sits in the stack
Frontline sits outside our index structure; it belongs to the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Midstream sleeve of our universe, carrying crude rather than data.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with other Energy names based in the US by sector and country, including Cenovus Energy, Ecopetrol, YPF and BP; the market also compares it with fellow tanker owner Euronav.
Why Closelook tracks it
Frontline carries a Closelook score with momentum as its strongest module and balance sheet as its weakest; it holds no seat in our indices and the diary has not yet quoted it.
What the diary watches
Whether the balance-sheet module recovers as tanker rates move, since that gap between strong momentum and weak balance-sheet standing shapes how the diary reads the name.

Frontline Ltd (FRO) trades on US exchanges, classified under Energy.

The Closelook company score reads 70/100 composite (momentum 93, quality 78, valuation 60) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for FRO, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by BTIG, 2026-09-18

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for FRO from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target BTIG — target 70 from 55 Target raised to $70 from $55 (+29.6% to spot) 2026-09-18
  • Downgrade Danske Bank — Hold → Sell Downgraded to Sell from Hold 2026-08-21

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 downgrade, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Oil & Gas Midstream · US · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Oil & Gas Midstream · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against FRO on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 10.46%, quarterly · last 2.61 USD on 2026-09-18

Dividends and capital return

What FRO pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.38 USD per share · a 10.46% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year +626.9% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.74 USD per share
  • Last distribution 2.61 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-18
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.93 USD (partial) · 2026: 5.19 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-03-14
  • Dividends paid, FY2025 207 m USD 2% of earnings
  • Share count 0.0% in FY2025 6 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 207 m USD · 31% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Energy in US: −1.3% week · +1.1% month · +20.5% quarter · +16.0% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLE.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Frontline Ltd (FRO)?

Frontline Ltd trades as FRO on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Energy in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is FRO in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Frontline Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Frontline Ltd's Closelook composite score?

70 out of 100, with momentum 93, quality 78 and valuation 60 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does FRO trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +22.6% vs the 50-day and +53.4% vs the 200-day average, 1.6% below the 52-week high and +170.5% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Frontline Ltd do?

Frontline owns and operates a fleet of crude and product tankers, including very large crude carriers, Suezmax and LR2/Aframax vessels, and also charters and trades ships. It carries oil and refined products for customers worldwide and is based in Limassol, Cyprus. Closelook's peer group places it with other Energy names based in the US by sector and country, including Cenovus Energy, Ecopetrol, YPF and BP; the market also compares it with fellow tanker owner Euronav.

Where does Frontline Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

Frontline sits outside our index structure; it belongs to the Energy sector, in the Oil & Gas Midstream sleeve of our universe, carrying crude rather than data. Frontline carries a Closelook score with momentum as its strongest module and balance sheet as its weakest; it holds no seat in our indices and the diary has not yet quoted it.

Does Frontline Ltd pay a dividend?

Frontline Ltd has paid 5.38 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 10.46% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 2.61 USD on 2026-09-18. In fiscal 2025 the company paid 207 m USD in dividends, 31% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count was unchanged over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Frontline Ltd recently?

The most recent analyst action on Frontline Ltd on the Closelook wire is a price target by BTIG on 2026-09-18 (target 70 from 55). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 downgrade, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for FRO, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Oil & Gas Midstream, then Energy. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.