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After finishing at $12.19 in the prior trading day, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ: GLDD) closed at $11.82, down -3.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. GLDD stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $11.77.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GLDD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.33. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.96.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Imperial Capital on August 08, 2016, Downgraded its rating to In-line and sets its target price to $4 from $5.50 previously.
On August 05, 2016, DA Davidson reiterated its Neutral rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $5 to $4.
Imperial Capital reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on February 24, 2016, while the target price for the stock was revised from $6.50 to $5.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Steger Ronald sold 5,000 shares for $11.59 per share. The transaction valued at 57,925 led to the insider holds 20,404 shares of the business.
Steger Ronald bought 5,000 shares of GLDD for $57,927 on Jun 03 ’25. On May 06 ’25, another insider, BEYKO ELENI, who serves as the SVP – Offshore Energy of the company, sold 22,579 shares for $10.26 each. As a result, the insider received 231,600 and left with 50,138 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GLDD now has a Market Capitalization of 828022912 and an Enterprise Value of 1316662656. As of this moment, Great’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.632 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.641.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GLDD is 1.31, which has changed by 0.37762237 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GLDD has reached a high of $12.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.51. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.77%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 551.83K shares per day over the past 3-months and 650340 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 67.56M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 65.81M. Insiders hold about 3.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.35% stake in the company. Shares short for GLDD as of 1749772800 were 1000636 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1747267200 on 903092. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1000636 and a Short% of Float of 1.6900001000000002.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.12.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) is the result of assessments by 4.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.15, with high estimates of $0.18 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.02 and $0.91 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.95. EPS for the following year is $0.96, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.02 and $0.88.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $177.7M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $187.8M to a low estimate of $170M. As of the current estimate, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation’s year-ago sales were $170.09MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $194.93M. There is a high estimate of $202.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $190M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GLDD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $830.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $802.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $819.65M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $762.69MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $867.4M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $909.5M and the low estimate is $832.5M.
