Costamare (CMRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Costamare Inc. owns and operates containerships and dry bulk vessels that are chartered to liner companies providing transportation of cargoes worldwide. As of March 19, 2024, it had a fleet of fleet of 68 containerships and 37 dry bulk vessels. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Monaco.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.55 to $8.77
• 50-Day Range: $7.04 to $10.67
• 52-Week Range: $6.63 to $17.58
• Volume: 433,850 shs
• Average Volume: 480,135 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3.53
• Dividend Yield: 5.34%
• Price Target: $13.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Costamare Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Costamare scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 126 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

Costamare 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

Costamare has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Costamare are expected to decrease by -3.97% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.42 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Costamare is 3.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.13.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Costamare is 3.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.11.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Costamare has a P/B Ratio of 0.42. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.54% of the float of Costamare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Costamare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Costamare has recently decreased by 14.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Costamare is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Costamare does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Costamare is 18.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Costamare will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.01% next year. This indicates that Costamare will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.54% of the float of Costamare has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Costamare has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Costamare has recently decreased by 14.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.45

News Sentiment

Costamare 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 0.79 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Costamare this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

16 people have searched for CMRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 23% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

23.20% of the stock of Costamare is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.08% of the stock of Costamare is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CMRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMRE shares performed this year?

Costamare's stock was trading at $12.85 at the start of the year. Since then, CMRE stock has decreased by 32.9% and is now trading at $8.62.
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How were Costamare's earnings last quarter?

Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The shipping company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.09. The shipping company earned $440.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $330.14 million. Costamare had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.03% and a net margin of 15.14%.
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Who are Costamare's major shareholders?

Costamare's top institutional shareholders include Nuveen LLC (8.43%), Bridgeway Capital Management LLC (1.23%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.00%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.51%).

How do I buy shares of Costamare?

Shares of CMRE 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 Costamare own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Costamare investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/6 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/6 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/06/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/08/2025
• Today: 5/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMRE
• CIK: 1503584
• Web: www.costamare.com
• Phone: (779) 325-0940
• Fax: 377-9325-0942
• Employees: 2,870
• Year Founded: 1974

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $13.50
• High Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $13.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +56.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 3.42
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $319.92 million
• Net Margins: 15.14%
• Pretax Margin: 19.16%
• Return on Equity: 14.03%
• Return on Assets: 6.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.73
• Current Ratio: 1.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.50
• Cash Flow: $3.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.58
• Book Value: $20.73 per share
• Price / Book: 0.42

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,961,000
• Free Float: 90,349,000
• Market Cap: $1.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.13