Frontline (FRO) Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Frontline in the last year. There are currently 2 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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2 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Frontline's shares. Their FRO share price forecasts range from $17.00 to $19.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $18.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% from the stock's current price.
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Frontline's stock was trading at $12.14 at the start of the year. Since then, FRO stock has increased by 20.8% and is now trading at $14.67.
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Frontline saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,880,000 shares, an increase of 18.6% from the April 30th total of 8,330,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,820,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.5 days. Approximately 6.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 24th 2023.
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Frontline plc (NYSE:FRO) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 31st. The shipping company reported $0.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.16. The shipping company had revenue of $352.79 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $348.76 million. Frontline had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.39% and a net margin of 37.18%.

Frontline declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 31st. Investors of record on Friday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share on Friday, June 30th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 19.09%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 15th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30.
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ETFs with the largest weight of Frontline (NYSE:FRO) stock in their portfolio include SonicShares Global Shipping ETF (BOAT), Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF (PXJ), Convergence Long/Short Equity ETF (CLSE), JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (JPSE) and SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF (GII).First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS).

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 30.59%. FRO has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 147.59%. 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 178.33% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Frontline investors own include AT&T (T), DHT (DHT), Energy Transfer (ET), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Pfizer (PFE), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Beazer Homes USA (BZH), Ford Motor (F) and Wells Fargo & Company (WFC).

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 Folketrygdfondet (3.79%), BlackRock Inc. (2.81%), Barclays PLC (2.72%), Two Sigma Advisers LP (2.10%), Two Sigma Investments LP (2.02%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.80%).

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 $14.67.

Frontline (NYSE:FRO) has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion and generates $1.43 billion in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $475.54 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.90 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.