Dorian LPG (LPG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas through its LPG tankers worldwide. It owns and operates twenty-five very large gas carriers. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.27 to $32.28
• 50-Day Range: $24.42 to $32.10
• 52-Week Range: $16.66 to $39.35
• Volume: 481,827 shs
• Average Volume: 638,309 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.91
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $35.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Dorian LPG Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dorian LPG scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 120 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Dorian LPG has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dorian LPG has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -8.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dorian LPG are expected to decrease by -8.08% in the coming year, from $2.60 to $2.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dorian LPG is 27.91, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.44.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dorian LPG is 27.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.82.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dorian LPG has a P/B Ratio of 1.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.83% of the float of Dorian LPG has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dorian LPG has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dorian LPG has recently decreased by 10.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Dorian LPG does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dorian LPG does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dorian LPG is 86.96%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Dorian LPG will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.84% next year. This indicates that Dorian LPG will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -8.29

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.83% of the float of Dorian LPG has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dorian LPG has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dorian LPG has recently decreased by 10.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.52

News Sentiment

Dorian LPG has a news sentiment score of 1.52. 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 0.90 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Dorian LPG this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

40 people have searched for LPG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Dorian LPG to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 367% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dorian LPG insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.60% of the stock of Dorian LPG is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.50% of the stock of Dorian LPG is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LPG shares performed this year?

Dorian LPG's stock was trading at $24.37 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LPG stock has increased by 31.7% and is now trading at $32.0990.

How were Dorian LPG's earnings last quarter?

Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE:LPG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August, 1st. The shipping company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.34. The company's quarterly revenue was down 26.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Dorian LPG's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Dorian LPG include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (15.85%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.75%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.61%) and Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (1.07%). Insiders that own company stock include John C Hadjipateras, John Lycouris, Tim Truels Hansen, Theodore B Young, Alexander C Hadjipateras, Thomas Jason Coleman and Christina Tan.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Dorian LPG?

Shares of LPG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Dorian LPG own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dorian LPG investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 5/30 Dividend: 5/16/2025
• Record date for 5/30 Dividend: 5/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/30/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/12/2025
• Today: 8/25/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LPG
• CIK: 1596993
• Web: www.dorianlpg.com
• Phone: (203) 674-9900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 540
• Year Founded: 2013

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Dorian LPG: $35.00
• High Price Target: $35.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.15
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.91
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.35
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $90.17 million
• Net Margins: 15.15%
• Pretax Margin: 15.15%
• Return on Equity: 5.24%
• Return on Assets: 3.08%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 3.32
• Quick Ratio: 3.30

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $353.34 million
• Price / Sales: 3.87
• Cash Flow: $3.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.24
• Book Value: $24.44 per share
• Price / Book: 1.31

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 42,650,000
• Free Float: 36,848,000
• Market Cap: $1.37 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77