International Seaways, Inc.
boothcheck covers International Seaways, Inc. (INSW) but does not put one priced-in number on it: here the defensible answer is the evidence rather than a point estimate. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating. Narrative composed June 27, 2026.
• International Seaways owns and operates oil tankers, 13 large crude carriers and 38 smaller refined-product tankers, renting them to shippers at rates that swing widely with the global tanker market. • The model returns nearly all the cash: the company declared a combined dividend of $2.15 per share in March 2026, about 87% of adjusted net income and its largest quarterly payout ever [Source: International Seaways Q4 2025 results, 8-K]. • Watch tanker rates, the one variable that drives everyt
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323 institutional managers reported holding INSW in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 77% of the company; the top 10 hold 53%. 74 opened new positions that quarter. Held by BlackRock, FMR (Fidelity), Vanguard Group, among others. On the short side, 2.1M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 4% of shares outstanding (4.5 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
INSW's share count grew 76.3% over the past five years even with $75.63M spent on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has for 6 years running; the current rate is $2.93 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $666.05M in dividends and $25.00M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
No open-market insider buys on file at INSW over the trailing three years. Absence is a fact about the company, not a signal. 15 officers and directors are on file.
Code P open-market purchases from SEC Form 4 filings, non-derivative, excluding scheduled 10b5-1 plans. Nothing here is investment advice.
INSW's recent reports: the day-one move, then what the following quarter actually did.
| report | day one | next quarter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-10 | +1.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023-11-08 | -3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024-03-01 | +3.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024-05-09 | +9.3% | -8.2% |
Day-one is the close-to-close move around the filing. Nothing here is investment advice.
INSW's latest 8-K filings: 2026-06-12 (items 5.02, 5.07, 9.01); 2026-05-11 (items 1.01, 9.01); 2026-05-07 (items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01); 2026-04-09 (items 1.01, 3.03, 9.01); 2026-03-31 (items 1.01, 9.01).
Item codes are the SEC's own classification of what each report discloses. Dates link to the filing on EDGAR. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 27, 2026
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