Frontline (FRO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Frontline in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" FRO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FRO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Frontline's stock. Their FRO share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $20.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $18.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.0% from the stock's current price.
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Frontline's stock was trading at $12.14 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FRO shares have increased by 48.2% and is now trading at $17.9950.
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Frontline saw a drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 3,980,000 shares, a drop of 13.1% from the August 15th total of 4,580,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,720,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 29th 2023.
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Frontline plc (NYSE:FRO) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 23rd. The shipping company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.10. The shipping company earned $522.15 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $353.46 million. Frontline had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 31.87% and a net margin of 42.38%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.21 EPS.

Frontline declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 23rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.80 per share on Friday, September 29th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 17.78%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.70.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Frontline (NYSE:FRO) stock in their portfolio include SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT) and Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ).Global X MSCI Norway ETF (NORW).

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 18.44%. FRO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 86.25%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, FRO will have a dividend payout ratio of 123.08% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Frontline trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FRO."

Frontline's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Barclays PLC (1.72%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.27%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.98%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.90%), Citigroup Inc. (0.64%) and Marshall Wace LLP (0.50%).

Shares of FRO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FRO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.00.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion and generates $1.43 billion in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $475.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.71 on an earnings per share basis.

Frontline's mailing address is PAR-LA-VILLE PLACE 14 PAR-LA-VILLE ROAD, HAMILTON D0, HM 08. The official website for the company is www.frontline.bm. The shipping company can be reached via phone at (572) 558-8767, via email at ir@frontmgt.no, or via fax at 441-295-3494.