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

Golden Ocean Group trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GOGL."

Golden Ocean Group declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 30th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Thursday, September 12th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 29th. This is a boost from Golden Ocean Group's previous quarterly dividend of $0.03. View Golden Ocean Group's Dividend History.

Golden Ocean Group shares reverse split on the morning of 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 market closes on Friday, July 29th 2016. An investor that had 100 shares of Golden Ocean Group stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

Golden Ocean Group Ltd (NASDAQ:GOGL) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 15th. The shipping company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.15) by $0.01. The shipping company earned $115.78 million during the quarter. Golden Ocean Group had a net margin of 3.02% and a return on equity of 2.10%. View Golden Ocean Group's Earnings History.

Golden Ocean Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 19th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Golden Ocean Group.

2 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for Golden Ocean Group's shares. Their predictions range from $10.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate Golden Ocean Group's stock price to reach $10.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 68.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Golden Ocean Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Golden Ocean Group in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Golden Ocean Group.

Media stories about GOGL stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Golden Ocean Group earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the shipping company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Golden Ocean Group.

Golden Ocean Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 842,800 shares, a decline of 11.1% from the July 31st total of 948,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 255,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.3 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Golden Ocean Group's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Golden Ocean Group include Matson (MATX), Golar LNG (GLNG), Teekay Lng Partners (TGP), GasLog (GLOG), GasLog Partners LP Unit (GLOP), Golar LNG Partners (GMLP), Tidewater (TDW), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), International Seaways (INSW), Hoegh LNG Partners (HMLP), Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO), Teekay Tankers (TNK), Nordic American Tanker (NAT), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) and Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Golden Ocean Group investors own include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Blue Ridge Mountain Resources (MHRCQ), Boeing (BA), Scorpio Bulkers (SALT), Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals (EYPT), TSAKOS ENERGY N/SH (TNP), Intel (INTC), NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV) and Seadrill (SDRL).

Golden Ocean Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Platinum Investment Management Ltd. (2.33%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.28%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.12%), Marshall Wace LLP (0.81%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.33%) and Royal Bank of Canada (0.14%).

GOGL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Morgan Stanley, Jane Street Group LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN and Northern Trust Corp.

GOGL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Platinum Investment Management Ltd., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Marshall Wace North America L.P. and Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC.

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

One share of GOGL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.92.

Golden Ocean Group has a market capitalization of $849.70 million and generates $656.07 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $84.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.60 on an earnings per share basis. Golden Ocean Group employs 32 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Golden Ocean Group.

The official website for Golden Ocean Group is http://www.goldenocean.no/.

Golden Ocean Group's mailing address is Par-la-Ville Place 14 Par-la-Ville Road, HAMILTON D0, HM 08. The shipping company can be reached via phone at 1-441-295-6935 or via email at [email protected]