The stock price of Frontline Plc (NYSE: FRO) has jumped by 6597002 compared to previous close of 18.98. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -5.88% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-23 that ZIM edges out FRO with a nimble business model, strong dividend payouts, and a superior valuation picture.
Is It Worth Investing in Frontline Plc (NYSE: FRO) Right Now?
Frontline Plc (NYSE: FRO) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 11.88x compared to its average ratio. FRO has 36-month beta value of 0.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FRO is 143.15M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.22% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FRO on June 24, 2025 was 3.02M shares.
FRO’s Market Performance
FRO’s stock has seen a -5.88% decrease for the week, with a 4.97% rise in the past month and a 15.40% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.54% for Frontline Plc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.20% for FRO’s stock, with a 3.64% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FRO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FRO stocks, with Kepler repeating the rating for FRO by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for FRO in the upcoming period, according to Kepler is $15.83 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FRO reach a price target of $30. The rating they have provided for FRO stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 07th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to FRO, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on March 21st of the previous year.
FRO Trading at 7.18% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FRO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.97% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for FRO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.33 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Frontline Plc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 14.79, with 5.45 for asset returns.
Based on Frontline Plc (FRO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.61 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.84. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.88. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.82.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Frontline Plc (FRO) 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 is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
