Nordic American Tankers (NAT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nordic American Tankers Limited is a Bermuda-based shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company’s fleet is employed on the spot and period charter markets, transporting crude oil across major global trade routes. By focusing on commercially flexible employment strategies, Nordic American Tankers seeks to optimize vessel utilization and generate stable income for shareholders.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, Nordic American Tankers maintains technical and commercial management arrangements through established ship-management partners. Its vessels typically trade in the Atlantic Basin, Mediterranean and Black Sea regions, while also serving long‐haul routes to Asian and North American ports. The company’s external management model allows it to leverage maritime expertise without maintaining an in-house crew, keeping overhead costs aligned with industry best practices.

Governance is overseen by a board of directors chaired by Gardar S. Tangen, with executive management based in offices across Europe. Through disciplined capital allocation and a conservative balance sheet approach, Nordic American Tankers has pursued a dividend policy that reflects its operational cash flow. The company’s focus on modern Suezmax tonnage and flexible charter arrangements positions it to respond to evolving demand patterns in the global crude oil transportation market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.20 to $3.28
• 50-Day Range: $2.62 to $3.28
• 52-Week Range: $2.13 to $3.83
• Volume: 2.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.75 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $693.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 46.79
• Dividend Yield: 12.21%
• Price Target: $3.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Nordic American Tankers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nordic American Tankers scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Nordic American Tankers has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Nordic American Tankers has a consensus price target of $3.00, representing about 8.4% downside from its current price of $3.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nordic American Tankers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nordic American Tankers are expected to grow by 8.33% in the coming year, from $0.24 to $0.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nordic American Tankers is 46.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 277.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nordic American Tankers is 46.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nordic American Tankers has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. 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

6.77% of the outstanding shares of Nordic American Tankers have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nordic American Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nordic American Tankers has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Nordic American Tankers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Nordic American Tankers has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nordic American Tankers is 571.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Nordic American Tankers will have a dividend payout ratio of 153.85% in the coming year. This indicates that Nordic American Tankers may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.77% of the outstanding shares of Nordic American Tankers have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nordic American Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nordic American Tankers has recently increased by 5.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Nordic American Tankers has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Nordic American Tankers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

21 people have searched for NAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added Nordic American Tankers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.85% of the stock of Nordic American Tankers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.29% of the stock of Nordic American Tankers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

NAT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NAT shares performed this year?

Nordic American Tankers' stock was trading at $2.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NAT shares have increased by 31.0% and is now trading at $3.2750.

How were Nordic American Tankers' earnings last quarter?

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 28th. The shipping company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by $0.05. The shipping company earned $40.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $53.35 million. Nordic American Tankers had a net margin of 7.58% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.64%.

Who are Nordic American Tankers' major shareholders?

Nordic American Tankers' top institutional investors include MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (2.25%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.99%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.21%) and Philip James Wealth Mangement LLC (0.62%).

How do I buy shares of Nordic American Tankers?

Shares of NAT 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 Nordic American Tankers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nordic American Tankers investors own include Scilex (SCLX), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), Pfizer (PFE), Energy Transfer (ET), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Precigen (PGEN).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/26 Dividend: 6/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/26/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/28/2025
• Today: 9/06/2025
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/12/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NAT
• CIK: 1000177
• Web: www.nat.bm
• Phone: (441) 292-7202
• Fax: 441-292-5962
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nordic American Tankers: $3.00
• High Price Target: $3.00
• Low Price Target: $3.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.79
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.65
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $46.64 million
• Net Margins: 7.58%
• Pretax Margin: 17.69%
• Return on Equity: 2.64%
• Return on Assets: 1.59%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 1.54
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $301.17 million
• Price / Sales: 2.30
• Cash Flow: $0.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.60
• Book Value: $2.40 per share
• Price / Book: 1.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,751,000
• Free Float: 205,716,000
• Market Cap: $693.48 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.22