Tanker stocks have more room to run, says B. Riley 07/06 INSW, KNOP, NAT, STNG B. Riley analyst Liam Burke says the tanker stocks have more room to run. With the tanker sector recovery lagging both the container and dry bulk sector performances, share upside in the sector has further follow-through, Burke tells investors in a research note. Entering an environment of improving rates, the tanker operators have strengthened balance sheets and optimized fleet assets to maximize the return on assets and free cash flow, says the analyst. He believes the sector is in a "relatively early stage of recovery" and that there is more upside to the shares of tanker operators with crude tanker rates seeing further recovery in the second half of 2022. Burke has Buy ratings on International Seaways (INSW), Knot Offshore Partners (KNOP), Nordic American Tankers (NAT) and Scorpio Tankers (STNG).