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Pacific Basin Shipping (OTCMKTS:PCFBY) Shares Gap Up - Still a Buy?

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Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd. (OTCMKTS:PCFBY - Get Free Report) gapped up prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $4.76, but opened at $5.25. Pacific Basin Shipping shares last traded at $5.25, with a volume of 239 shares changing hands.

Pacific Basin Shipping Stock Up 10.3%

The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $4.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

Pacific Basin Shipping Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th were given a dividend of $0.105 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 6th. This is a boost from Pacific Basin Shipping's previous dividend of $0.09.

Pacific Basin Shipping Company Profile

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Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of dry bulk shipping services worldwide. The company offers its shipping services that mainly carry major and minor bulks, including grains, ores, logs/forest products, bauxite, sugar, concentrates, cement and clinkers, coal/coke, fertilizers, alumina, steel, pet-coke, salt, sand and gypsum, and scrap.

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