The stock of StealthGas Inc (GASS) has seen a 7.37% increase in the past week, with a 6.81% gain in the past month, and a 2.86% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.22%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.78% for GASS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.11% for GASS’s stock, with a -3.67% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in StealthGas Inc (NASDAQ: GASS) Right Now?
StealthGas Inc (NASDAQ: GASS) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 3.35x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.78. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GASS is 25.32M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.15% of that float. On February 21, 2025, the average trading volume of GASS was 152.25K shares.
GASS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of StealthGas Inc (NASDAQ: GASS) has increased by 10.27 when compared to last closing price of 5.55.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 7.37% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-02-21 that ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — STEALTHGAS INC. (NASDAQ: GASS), a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today its unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of GASS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GASS stocks, with Maxim Group repeating the rating for GASS by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GASS in the upcoming period, according to Maxim Group is $7 based on the research report published on July 26, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Maxim Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GASS reach a price target of $6. The rating they have provided for GASS stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 25th, 2018.
Singular Research gave a rating of “Buy” to GASS, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on April 29th of the previous year.
GASS Trading at 10.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GASS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.77% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.78%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.22%, as shares surge +5.84% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +19.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GASS rose by +8.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.32% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.66. In addition, StealthGas Inc saw 8.32% 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 GASS starting from Jolliffe Michael, who proposed sale 27,930 shares at the price of $6.61 back on Sep 17 ’24. After this action, Jolliffe Michael now owns shares of StealthGas Inc, valued at $184,617 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GASS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.35 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for StealthGas Inc stands at 0.41. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 11.12, with 9.10 for asset returns.
Based on StealthGas Inc (GASS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.12 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.55.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 73.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 59.17for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.22. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.66.
Conclusion
To sum up, StealthGas Inc (GASS) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
