DHT (DHT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

DHT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DHT) is a maritime transportation company that owns and operates crude oil tankers. The company’s fleet is primarily composed of very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which transport large volumes of crude oil between major production and refining markets worldwide.

DHT provides ocean transportation services to energy companies, commodity traders and other customers through voyage charters, time charters and other commercial arrangements. Its operations include the commercial, technical and safety management of its vessels, with activities serving international crude oil trade routes across the Atlantic, Pacific and other major maritime regions.

Founded in 2005, DHT is incorporated in the Marshall Islands and has corporate and operational activities based in Bermuda, Norway and Singapore. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Svein Moxnes Harfjeld, who has been associated with DHT’s management for many years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.22 to $24.39
• 50-Day Range: $18.33 to $26.61
• 52-Week Range: $11.64 to $26.91
• Volume: 4.60 million shs
• Average Volume: 5.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.27
• Dividend Yield: 20.25%
• Price Target: $21.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

DHT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

DHT scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 198th out of 244 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

DHT has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

DHT has a consensus price target of $21.00, representing about 12.8% downside from its current price of $24.10.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

DHT has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of DHT is 8.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of DHT is 8.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

DHT has a P/B Ratio of 3.42. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.03% of the float of DHT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

DHT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.27, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in DHT has recently increased by 2.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

DHT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 21.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

DHT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of DHT is 165.99%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

DHT has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for DHT this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 32 people have searched for DHT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

31 people have added DHT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 288% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, DHT insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,843,097.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.60% of the stock of DHT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.53% of the stock of DHT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 8/24 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/24 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/24/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DHT
• CIK: 1331284
• Web: www.dhtankers.com
• Phone: (441) 299-4912
• Fax: 441-298-7800
• Employees: 737
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for DHT: $21.00
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $211.09 million
• Net Margins: 65.52%
• Pretax Margin: 65.59%
• Return on Equity: 39.40%
• Return on Assets: 28.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 3.64
• Quick Ratio: 3.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $498.40 million
• Price / Sales: 7.79
• Cash Flow: $1.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.96
• Book Value: $7.05 per share
• Price / Book: 3.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 161,040,000
• Free Float: 158,465,000
• Market Cap: $3.88 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.03