In the past week, LPG stock has gone up by 4.83%, with a monthly gain of 6.11% and a quarterly plunge of -14.53%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.85%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.85% for Dorian LPG Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.52% for LPG’s stock, with a -24.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Dorian LPG Ltd (NYSE: LPG) Right Now?
Dorian LPG Ltd (NYSE: LPG) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 4.31x compared to its average ratio. LPG has 36-month beta value of 0.98. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LPG is 36.66M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.29% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LPG on January 31, 2025 was 759.87K shares.
LPG) stock’s latest price update
Dorian LPG Ltd (NYSE: LPG)’s stock price has increased by 3.00 compared to its previous closing price of 24.63. However, the company has seen a 4.83% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-24 that STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company” or “Dorian LPG”), today updated its financial and operational outlook for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 and announced that its Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $0.70 per share of the Company’s common stock, returning approximately $30.0 million of capital to shareholders. The irregular dividend is payable on or about February 27, 2025 to all shareholders of record as of the close of b.
Analysts’ Opinion of LPG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LPG stocks, with DNB Markets repeating the rating for LPG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LPG in the upcoming period, according to DNB Markets is $52 based on the research report published on July 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to LPG, setting the target price at $50 in the report published on November 20th of the previous year.
LPG Trading at 3.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LPG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -47.73% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.85%, as shares surge +5.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.91% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LPG rose by +4.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -35.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.99. In addition, Dorian LPG Ltd saw 4.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LPG starting from LORENTZEN OIVIND, who proposed sale 23,386 shares at the price of $23.17 back on Dec 20 ’24. After this action, LORENTZEN OIVIND now owns shares of Dorian LPG Ltd, valued at $541,853 using the latest closing price.
Hadjipateras Alexander C., the Chief Operating Officer of Dorian LPG Ltd, sale 2,500 shares at $36.12 during a trade that took place back on Aug 05 ’24, which means that Hadjipateras Alexander C. is holding 82,823 shares at $90,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LPG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.53 for the present operating margin
- 0.61 for the gross margin
The net margin for Dorian LPG Ltd stands at 0.48. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 23.86, with 13.16 for asset returns.
Based on Dorian LPG Ltd (LPG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.69. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 397.5 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.23. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 484.53for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.22.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Dorian LPG Ltd (LPG) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
