Clarkson (CKNHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clarkson Plc (OTCMKTS:CKNHF) is a global provider of integrated shipping services, offering a comprehensive range of broking, research and advisory solutions across the maritime sector. Founded in 1852, the company has established itself as a leading shipbroker, facilitating sale and purchase, chartering, newbuilding, and demolition activities for a diverse fleet of vessels, including tankers, bulk carriers, containerships and gas carriers. Through its dedicated research arm, Clarkson delivers market intelligence and forecasting to support clients in managing risk and optimizing fleet deployment.

In addition to traditional shipbroking, Clarkson’s operations encompass offshore and renewables project services, financial and support services, and strategic advisory. The offshore division assists in sourcing and negotiating contracts for offshore drilling units, platform support vessels and subsea services. Its growing renewables team focuses on ports and logistics consulting for wind, tidal and solar projects. Financial services include vessel finance, debt and equity structuring, as well as valuations, while the advisory unit provides M&A, restructuring and litigation support.

Headquartered in London, Clarkson maintains a global footprint with offices in key maritime centres such as Singapore, New York, Athens, Dubai and Shanghai. The firm’s extensive network of over 60 offices and more than 1,600 professionals enables it to serve shipowners, charterers, investors, financial institutions and energy companies worldwide. With a heritage spanning more than 170 years, Clarkson has continuously evolved to meet the changing needs of the shipping and offshore industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $68.65 to $68.65
• 50-Day Range: $55.74 to $68.66
• 52-Week Range: $47.12 to $68.66
• Volume: 25 shs
• Average Volume: 424 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 68.90
• Dividend Yield: 0.82%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Clarkson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clarkson scored higher than 15% 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 Clarkson.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clarkson is 68.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clarkson is 68.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.39.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clarkson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 41.83, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clarkson has recently decreased by 54.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Clarkson pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Clarkson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Clarkson is 56.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Clarkson has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Clarkson this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.23% of the stock of Clarkson is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CKNHF
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.clarksons.com
• Phone: 442073340000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,024
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 68.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A