Analytical Lens: Exploring Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK)’s Financial Story Through Ratios

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The closing price of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) was $15.65 for the day, down -1.32% from the previous closing price of $15.86. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. GNK stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.65.

Ratios:

Our analysis of GNK’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.94 and its Current Ratio is at 3.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.

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:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’24 when REGAN ARTHUR L sold 1,400 shares for $22.86 per share. The transaction valued at 32,004 led to the insider holds 104,414 shares of the business.

Adamo Joseph sold 1,396 shares of GNK for $28,478 on Feb 29 ’24. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 17,994 shares after completing the transaction at $20.40 per share. On Feb 23 ’24, another insider, Christensen Jesper, who serves as the Chief Commercial Officer of the company, sold 12,404 shares for $19.80 each. As a result, the insider received 245,636 and left with 42,587 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, GNK now has a Market Capitalization of 669161088 and an Enterprise Value of 727818048. As of this moment, Genco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.58 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.719 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.328.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, GNK has reached a high of $23.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.60%.

Shares Statistics:

GNK traded an average of 438.26K shares per day over the past three months and 424870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 42.55M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 41.84M. Insiders hold about 2.14% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.58% stake in the company. Shares short for GNK as of 1728950400 were 628217 with a Short Ratio of 1.43, compared to 1726185600 on 767041. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 628217 and a Short% of Float of 1.49.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.32, GNK has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.32. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.08322825

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