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After finishing at $17.8 in the prior trading day, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) closed at $17.83, up 0.17%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. GNK stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.52.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GNK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 61.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
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, Stifel on October 23, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $17 from $26 previously.
On September 30, 2022, Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $20.Stifel initiated its Buy rating on September 30, 2022, with a $20 target price.
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 Sep 12 ’25 when WOBENSMITH JOHN C sold 20,000 shares for $18.12 per share. The transaction valued at 362,400 led to the insider holds 525,733 shares of the business.
WOBENSMITH JOHN C sold 19,000 shares of GNK for $350,360 on Sep 15 ’25. The Chairman, CEO, and President now owns 506,733 shares after completing the transaction at $18.44 per share. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, John C. Wobensmith, who serves as the Chairman of the Board, CEO and of the company, bought 82,752 shares for $17.76 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GNK now has a Market Capitalization of 787017344 and an Enterprise Value of 830930240. As of this moment, Genco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 51.10, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.18 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.197.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GNK is 1.19, which has changed by -0.04352498 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17342639 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GNK has reached a high of $19.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.68%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 676.83K shares per day over the past 3-months and 650550 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 42.96M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 33.31M. Insiders hold about 22.46% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.75% stake in the company. Shares short for GNK as of 1757894400 were 3588074 with a Short Ratio of 5.30, compared to 1755216000 on 3097085. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3588074 and a Short% of Float of 8.5.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, GNK’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.0, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.056179777. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.67. The current Payout Ratio is 89.70% for GNK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-18 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-18. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-07-08 when the company split stock in a 1:10 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK) is currently drawing attention from 6.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.5, with high estimates of $0.75 and low estimates of $0.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.67 and -$0.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.32. EPS for the following year is $1.44, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.04 and $0.22.
Revenue Estimates
5 analysts predict $66.07M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $73M to a low estimate of $63.02M. As of. The current estimate, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited’s year-ago sales were $71.1MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $78.73M. There is a high estimate of $83.48M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $66.66M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GNK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $248.05M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $218.21M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $237.06M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $296.06MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $281.05M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $303M and the low estimate is $233.7M.
