Ardmore Shipping (ASC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ardmore Shipping Corporation is a Bermuda-based provider of seaborne transportation services for refined petroleum products. The company owns and operates a modern fleet of product tankers, including medium-range (MR), long-range 2 (LR2) and Aframax vessels. Ardmore Shipping focuses on the ocean carriage of clean and dirty petroleum products under time charters, bareboat charters and spot voyages, serving a diverse customer base that includes major oil companies and trading houses.

Since its founding in 2005, Ardmore Shipping has grown its fleet through newbuilding contracts, second-hand acquisitions and fleet renewals, aiming to maintain a high quality, fuel-efficient profile. The company’s vessels typically range from 45,000 to 115,000 deadweight tons, and are equipped to carry a broad slate of petroleum cargoes. With offices in Bermuda and Dublin, Ardmore Shipping positions its fleet to serve key global trade lanes, including the U.S. Gulf Coast, Europe, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Asia.

Ardmore Shipping completed its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in late 2014, raising capital to support fleet expansion and diversification. The company’s management team brings extensive experience in marine operations, chartering, finance and risk management. Ardmore Shipping maintains a focus on operational excellence, safety and environmental compliance, seeking to meet evolving regulatory standards and customer expectations in the tanker market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.09 to $19.20
• 50-Day Range: $13.64 to $19.06
• 52-Week Range: $9.18 to $19.20
• Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Average Volume: 579,494 shs
• Market Capitalization: $776.31 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.42
• Dividend Yield: 1.89%
• Price Target: $17.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ardmore Shipping Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ardmore Shipping scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 102nd out of 129 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: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ardmore Shipping has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Ardmore Shipping has a consensus price target of $17.00, representing about 10.8% downside from its current price of $19.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ardmore Shipping has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ardmore Shipping is 21.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ardmore Shipping is 21.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ardmore Shipping has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.41% of the float of Ardmore Shipping has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ardmore Shipping has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ardmore Shipping has recently increased by 17.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ardmore Shipping pays a meaningful dividend of 1.94%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ardmore Shipping does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ardmore Shipping is 40.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Ardmore Shipping has a news sentiment score of 0.45. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Ardmore Shipping this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for ASC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Ardmore Shipping to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.22% of the stock of Ardmore Shipping is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ASC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ASC shares performed this year?

Ardmore Shipping's stock was trading at $10.59 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ASC stock has increased by 80.0% and is now trading at $19.06.

How were Ardmore Shipping's earnings last quarter?

Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 12th. The shipping company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. The shipping company earned $82.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $51 million. Ardmore Shipping had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.02% and a net margin of 13.22%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Ardmore Shipping IPO?

Ardmore Shipping (ASC) raised $160 million in an IPO on Thursday, August 1st 2013. The company issued 10,000,000 shares at $15.00-$17.00 per share.

Who are Ardmore Shipping's major shareholders?

Ardmore Shipping's top institutional investors include Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd (0.40%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.23%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.11%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.07%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Ardmore Shipping?

Shares of ASC 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 Ardmore Shipping own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ardmore Shipping investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Arista Networks (ANET) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2026
• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ASC
• CIK: 1577437
• Web: ardmoreshipping.com
• Phone: (441) 405-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 990
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ardmore Shipping: $17.00
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -10.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.01 million
• Net Margins: 13.22%
• Pretax Margin: 13.40%
• Return on Equity: 7.02%
• Return on Assets: 5.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.20
• Current Ratio: 4.33
• Quick Ratio: 3.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $310.20 million
• Price / Sales: 2.50
• Cash Flow: $2.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.98
• Book Value: $15.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,730,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $776.31 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.03