International Seaways stock gains as BTIG sticks to Buy and dividend growth stays strong

International Seaways stock (ISIN MHY410381037) is drawing attention after BTIG reiterated its Buy rating and kept a bullish stance as of September 18, 2026, while the tanker operator continues to show strong revenue growth and robust dividend momentum.

BTIG rating and recent earnings momentum

According to Dow Jones Newswires on September 18, 2026, BTIG has maintained its Buy recommendation on International Seaways, signaling ongoing confidence in the stock despite the strong run it has already delivered.

Background to this stance comes from the company’s latest reported figures for the quarter ended June 2026. As Yahoo Finance notes in a sector recap dated September 18, 2026, International Seaways reported revenues of USD 467.29 million in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year increase of 138.9 percent for the quarter ended June 2026.

In the same quarter, International Seaways posted earnings per share of USD 5.91, sharply higher than the USD 1.02 per share a year earlier for the quarter ended June 2025, highlighting how tanker market strength has translated into significantly improved profitability.

Forward-looking expectations remain elevated. For the current quarter following June 2026, International Seaways is expected to post earnings of USD 3.09 per share, which would represent a year-over-year change of 168.7 percent compared with the corresponding period a year earlier, according to the consensus figures cited by Yahoo Finance.

Estimate revisions have moved in a positive direction ahead of that quarter, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate for International Seaways increasing by 16.4 percent over the last 30 days. The same overview reports that International Seaways currently carries a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) together with a strong VGM Score of A for its factor profile, suggesting that the stock offers a blend of value, growth and momentum characteristics despite the sharp rally.

Dividend growth, valuation metrics and price performance

The strength of International Seaways stock is also reflected in dividend metrics. As Seeking Alpha reported on September 18, 2026, International Seaways, Inc. is among ten energy-related stocks with the strongest dividend growth grades, and it carries the highest possible A+ Dividend Growth Grade alongside Hess Midstream and Texas Pacific Land.

That A+ grade for dividend growth sits on top of a notable share price run. In a separate analysis of small-cap names hitting new highs, Trefis highlighted on September 18, 2026, that International Seaways has reached the 52-week-high list, with the stock showing a 1-day change of 1.1 percent, a 1-week gain of 8.2 percent, a 1-month rise of 17.6 percent and a 1-year performance of 166.1 percent.

The same Trefis overview estimates that International Seaways trades at 7.0 times trailing earnings and that its revenue grew 57.4 percent over the last twelve months, while the operating margin over that period stood at 55.7 percent, underscoring that the company’s high earnings expansion is backed by strong top-line growth and very robust profitability.

From an investor perspective, the combination of a relatively modest trailing price-earnings multiple and operating margins above 50 percent gives International Seaways stock a profile of high current earnings power with room for further capital returns if management continues its dividend growth strategy.

In addition, broader sector commentary from Zacks cited by Yahoo Finance indicates that International Seaways shares have gained 11.2 percent over the past month within the Transportation - Shipping industry, showing that the stock has outperformed many peers even before its latest push toward a 52-week high.

Technical backdrop and trading levels

Technical commentary also points to elevated levels for International Seaways stock. A broader technical piece on year-end setups describes the shares trading near historical highs, with recent analysis mentioning resistance around USD 182.80 and a major support zone near USD 141 for the shorter-term setup, suggesting that the stock is consolidating after a strong move but remains within a bullish structure, according to Investing.com on September 18, 2026.

The same technical view outlines that a clean break above the USD 182.80 resistance level would indicate that International Seaways has recovered most of its previous selloff and could be ready to challenge its historical high again, while a loss of the USD 141 support zone would increase the probability of a deeper retracement toward markedly lower levels, illustrating the current risk-reward balance for traders.

With the shares appearing on a 52-week-high list and having delivered a 166.1 percent gain over the past year, the risk for new entrants is that the price has already moved far away from earlier support zones, something that the Investing.com analysis explicitly notes when it cautions that a successful trade can become a poor new trade once the move has already happened.

Stock price and market data

Per recent price data for International Seaways on its primary listing on the New York Stock Exchange, the shares have been trading close to their 52-week highs in United States dollars, with the 1-day, 1-week, 1-month and 1-year performance figures from the Trefis overview as of September 18, 2026, underscoring the strong momentum in the name.

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