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: $16.45 to $17.03
• 50-Day Range: $14.01 to $19.65
• 52-Week Range: $10.06 to $20.02
• Volume: 422,019 shs
• Average Volume: 650,146 shs
• Market Capitalization: $676.32 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.48
• Dividend Yield: 9.39%
• Price Target: $17.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ardmore Shipping Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ardmore Shipping scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 106th out of 133 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: 1.6 / 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.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ardmore Shipping is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ardmore Shipping has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 12.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ardmore Shipping is 12.48, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 24.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ardmore Shipping has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.12% 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 3.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ardmore Shipping has recently increased by 0.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ardmore Shipping is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ardmore Shipping is 117.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Ardmore Shipping this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for ASC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ardmore Shipping insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $766,048.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Record date for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/12/2026
• Today: 7/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2026
• 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: +2.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.48
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $41.01 million
• Net Margins: 18.00%
• Pretax Margin: 18.17%
• Return on Equity: 9.63%
• Return on Assets: 7.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.16
• Current Ratio: 4.87
• Quick Ratio: 4.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $310.20 million
• Price / Sales: 2.18
• Cash Flow: $2.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.03
• Book Value: $15.57 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 40,730,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $676.32 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.04