Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Dolphin Energy Company is an independent energy company focused primarily on downstream oil operations. Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates a crude oil refinery in Nixon, Texas, southwest of San Antonio. The facility processes crude oil and condensate into refined petroleum products and refinery feedstocks.

The company’s product slate has included gasoline blendstocks, diesel fuel, jet fuel, naphtha, vacuum gas oil and asphalt-related products. Blue Dolphin also operates or has operated crude oil gathering, pipeline and storage assets that support the movement of feedstocks to its refinery and the distribution of finished products.

Blue Dolphin’s operations are concentrated in Texas and the broader U.S. Gulf Coast energy market, where it sources crude and condensate and sells refined products to commercial customers and other market participants. The company has also historically reported interests in oil and gas exploration and production activities, although its refinery and related midstream assets have been central to its business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.58 to $17.55
• 50-Day Range: $3.83 to $17.30
• 52-Week Range: $1.01 to $17.55
• Volume: 94,174 shs
• Average Volume: 48,854 shs
• Market Capitalization: $258.12 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.77
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Blue Dolphin Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Dolphin Energy scored higher than 45% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Blue Dolphin Energy.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Blue Dolphin Energy is 9.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Blue Dolphin Energy is 9.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.37.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Dolphin Energy has a P/B Ratio of 9.45. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.07% of the float of Blue Dolphin Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Dolphin Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Dolphin Energy has recently decreased by 93.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Blue Dolphin Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blue Dolphin Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Blue Dolphin Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Blue Dolphin Energy this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BDCO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

89.10% of the stock of Blue Dolphin Energy is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Blue Dolphin Energy has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BDCO
• CIK: 793306
• Web: www.blue-dolphin-energy.com
• Phone: (713) 568-4725
• Fax: 713-227-7626
• Employees: 112
• Year Founded: 1986

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.77
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$5.60 million
• Net Margins: 7.22%
• Pretax Margin: 9.20%
• Return on Equity: 73.06%
• Return on Assets: 25.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $279.39 million
• Price / Sales: 0.92
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.83 per share
• Price / Book: 9.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 14,920,000
• Free Float: 1,626,000
• Market Cap: $258.12 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.52