Navigator (NVGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NVGS), doing business as Navigator Gas, is a maritime transportation company that owns and operates a fleet of gas carriers. The company specializes in the seaborne transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), petrochemical gases such as ethylene, and ammonia.

Navigator Gas serves energy, petrochemical and industrial-gas customers through international shipping routes. Its vessels are designed to transport liquefied gases in various cargo sizes and temperature conditions, supporting the movement of products between production centers, export terminals and regional markets worldwide.

In addition to its shipping operations, the company has interests in marine infrastructure connected with the handling and export of liquefied gases. Navigator Gas is also associated with an ethylene export marine terminal at Morgan’s Point, Texas, on the Houston Ship Channel, developed in partnership with Enterprise Products Partners.

Navigator Holdings is headquartered in London and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NVGS. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Mads Peter Zacho.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.70 to $25.17
• 50-Day Range: $20.00 to $25.09
• 52-Week Range: $14.08 to $25.48
• Volume: 898,034 shs
• Average Volume: 394,517 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.48
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $23.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Navigator Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Navigator scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 250 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

Navigator has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Navigator has a consensus price target of $23.33, representing about 6.3% downside from its current price of $24.91.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Navigator are expected to grow by 5.68% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $1.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Navigator is 11.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Navigator is 11.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Navigator has a PEG Ratio of 0.63. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Navigator has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.19% of the float of Navigator has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Navigator has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Navigator has recently increased by 13.70%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Navigator pays a meaningful dividend of 1.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Navigator has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Navigator is 12.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Navigator will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.05% next year. This indicates that Navigator will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.36

News Sentiment

Navigator has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Navigator this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Navigator to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Navigator insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $264,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.40% of the stock of Navigator is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.95% of the stock of Navigator is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/19/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• 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:NVGS
• CIK: 1581804
• Web: www.navigatorgas.com
• Phone: 442073404850
• Fax: 44-20-7340-4858
• Employees: 175
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Navigator: $23.33
• High Price Target: $27.00
• Low Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -6.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.15
• P/E Growth: 0.63
• Net Income: $100.12 million
• Net Margins: 22.80%
• Pretax Margin: 24.18%
• Return on Equity: 10.45%
• Return on Assets: 5.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.61
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $586.96 million
• Price / Sales: 2.61
• Cash Flow: $3.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.50
• Book Value: $19.26 per share
• Price / Book: 1.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,490,000
• Free Float: 61,247,000
• Market Cap: $1.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.47