The stock of Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT) has seen a 1.53% increase in the past week, with a -3.64% drop in the past month, and a 12.77% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.63%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.08% for NAT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.82% for NAT stock, with a simple moving average of -5.68% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) Right Now?
Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.47x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for NAT is -0.25. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NAT is 205.36M and currently, short sellers hold a 7.11% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NAT on July 10, 2025 was 2.57M shares.
NAT) stock’s latest price update
Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT)’s stock price has plunge by -2.57%relation to previous closing price of $2.72. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.53% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-26 that Thursday, June 26, 2025 Dear Shareholders and Investors, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Herbjorn Hansson, has today bought 100,000 shares at $2.74 per share. He is now holding 4,950,000 shares.
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 -1.24% 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 -32.23% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for NAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nordic American Tankers Ltd stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. 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 0.4 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.68. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.17.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 133.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.96. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.96for 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 1.54.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NAT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
