Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Golden Ocean Group Limited, a shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of dry bulk vessels worldwide. The company's dry bulk vessels comprise Newcastlemax, Capesize, and Panamax vessels operating in the spot and time charter markets. It also transports a range of bulk commodities, including ores, coal, grains, and fertilizers. As of March 20, 2024, the company owned a fleet of 83 dry bulk vessels. Golden Ocean Group Limited is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.54 to $7.74
• 50-Day Range: $6.48 to $10.06
• 52-Week Range: $6.27 to $15.77
• Volume: 2.01 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 6.38
• Dividend Yield: 7.77%
• Price Target: $10.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Golden Ocean Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Golden Ocean Group scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 65th out of 128 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Golden Ocean Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Golden Ocean Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -16.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Golden Ocean Group are expected to decrease by -16.67% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $0.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Golden Ocean Group is 6.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.70.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Golden Ocean Group is 6.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.01.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Golden Ocean Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.60% of the float of Golden Ocean Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golden Ocean Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golden Ocean Group has recently decreased by 5.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Golden Ocean Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Golden Ocean Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Golden Ocean Group is 53.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Golden Ocean Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.16% next year. This indicates that Golden Ocean Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.60% of the float of Golden Ocean Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Golden Ocean Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Golden Ocean Group has recently decreased by 5.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.57

News Sentiment

Golden Ocean Group has a news sentiment score of 0.57. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Golden Ocean Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for GOGL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Golden Ocean Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Golden Ocean Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 22.00% of the stock of Golden Ocean Group is held by institutions.

GOGL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GOGL shares performed this year?

Golden Ocean Group's stock was trading at $8.96 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, GOGL shares have decreased by 14.1% and is now trading at $7.70.
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How were Golden Ocean Group's earnings last quarter?

Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ:GOGL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 27th. The shipping company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.04. Golden Ocean Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.14% and a net margin of 23.89%.
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When did Golden Ocean Group's stock split?

Shares of Golden Ocean Group reverse split before market open on Monday, August 1st 2016. The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Wednesday, July 27th 2016. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, July 29th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

Who are Golden Ocean Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Golden Ocean Group include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.64%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.09%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.09%) and CWA Asset Management Group LLC (0.07%).

How do I buy shares of Golden Ocean Group?

Shares of GOGL 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 Golden Ocean Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Golden Ocean Group investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Corning (GLW) and American Tower (AMT).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/27/2024
• Record date for 3/21 Dividend: 3/11/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend: 3/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/21/2025
• Today: 4/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/28/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Water transportation
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GOGL
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:VLCCF
• CIK: 1029145
• Web: www.goldenocean.bm
• Phone: (441) 295-6935
• Fax: 1-441-295-3494
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.25
• High Stock Price Target: $12.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $112.27 million
• Net Margins: 23.89%
• Pretax Margin: 23.95%
• Return on Equity: 13.14%
• Return on Assets: 7.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.65
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $968.42 million
• Price / Sales: 1.59
• Cash Flow: $1.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.55
• Book Value: $9.63 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 200,028,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $1.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10