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: $5.74 to $5.92
• 50-Day Range: $4.98 to $6.17
• 52-Week Range: $2.54 to $6.34
• Volume: 2.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 82.51
• Dividend Yield: 11.77%
• Price Target: $4.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Nordic American Tankers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nordic American Tankers scored higher than 26% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 128 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: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Nordic American Tankers has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Nordic American Tankers has a consensus price target of $4.00, representing about 30.7% downside from its current price of $5.78.

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: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.63%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nordic American Tankers are expected to decrease by -11.63% in the coming year, from $0.43 to $0.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nordic American Tankers is 82.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nordic American Tankers is 82.51, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nordic American Tankers has a P/B Ratio of 2.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.17% of the float of Nordic American Tankers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nordic American Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.14, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nordic American Tankers has recently decreased by 14.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving 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 11.43%, 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 971.43%. 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 178.95% in the coming year. This indicates that Nordic American Tankers may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Nordic American Tankers has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Nordic American Tankers this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Nordic American Tankers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 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

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 $3.46 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, NAT shares have increased by 66.9% and is now trading at $5.7750.

How were Nordic American Tankers' earnings last quarter?

Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 27th. The shipping company reported $0.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.03. The shipping company earned $58.76 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.43 million. Nordic American Tankers had a net margin of 6.39% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.47%.

Who are Nordic American Tankers' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Nordic American Tankers include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.25%), Summit Securities Group LLC (0.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%) and Apollon Wealth Management LLC (0.01%).

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

• Last Earnings: 2/27/2026
• Record date for 3/24 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/24 Dividend: 3/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

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: $4.00
• High Price Target: $4.50
• Low Price Target: $3.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -30.7%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 82.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.43
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $12.27 million
• Net Margins: 6.39%
• Pretax Margin: 4.21%
• Return on Equity: 2.47%
• Return on Assets: 1.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.87
• Current Ratio: 2.24
• Quick Ratio: 1.94

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $182.54 million
• Price / Sales: 6.70
• Cash Flow: $0.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.81
• Book Value: $2.10 per share
• Price / Book: 2.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 211,750,000
• Free Float: 205,716,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.54