The stock of Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) has increased by 1.11 when compared to last closing price of 2.71.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.86% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-10 that Nordic American Tankers reported disappointing Q1/2025 results, with the company underperforming peers by a wide margin and cash flow from operations turning negative. However, the weak operating performance was offset by a generous $0.07 quarterly cash dividend and persistent insider buying. During the quarter, NAT accelerated its fleet renewal efforts during the quarter, but still has to replace a sizeable number of 20+ year-old vessels sooner rather than later.
Is It Worth Investing in Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) Right Now?
Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.00x compared to its average ratio. NAT has 36-month beta value of -0.20. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NAT is 205.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.52% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NAT on June 11, 2025 was 2.64M shares.
NAT’s Market Performance
NAT stock saw an increase of 1.86% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 5.38% and a quarterly increase of 12.76%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.03% for Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.71% for NAT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -5.37% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NAT stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for NAT by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for NAT in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $4 based on the research report published on September 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NAT reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $3. The rating they have provided for NAT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 06th, 2022.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Hold” to NAT, setting the target price at $3 in the report published on July 21st of the previous year.
NAT Trading at 6.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.22% of loss for the given period.
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Stock Fundamentals for NAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.41 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nordic American Tankers Ltd stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 6.96, with 4.13 for asset returns.
Based on Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 133.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.78. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.97for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.54.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed 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.
