Ardmore Shipping Corp [ASC] stock prices are down -0.48% to $12.57 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The ASC shares have gain 5.54% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.90%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Ardmore Shipping Corp [NYSE: ASC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 23, 2024, when Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $17 from $24. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Buy rating on July 21, 2022, and set its price target to $10. H.C. Wainwright upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $5.50 on April 29, 2021. H.C. Wainwright initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $5.50 as its price target on March 29, 2021. Pareto downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on October 26, 2020. In a note dated January 23, 2020, Stifel upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $9.50.
The stock price of Ardmore Shipping Corp [ASC] has been fluctuating between $8.32 and $14.41 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $15 within the next 12 months. Ardmore Shipping Corp [NYSE: ASC] shares were valued at $12.57 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.33% based on the average ASC price forecast.
Analyzing the ASC fundamentals
The Ardmore Shipping Corp [NYSE:ASC] reported sales of 324.20M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -40.62%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.04.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 12.43 points at the first support level, and at 12.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 12.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 12.97.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Ardmore Shipping Corp [NYSE:ASC]’s Current Ratio is 3.88. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 3.56, while the Cash Ratio is 1.6. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.58, the price to book ratio is 0.83 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gaina Robert Cristian, Officer, that happened on Aug 05 ’25 when 6000.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Kelleher Bart B completed a deal on Jun 24 ’25 to buy 24135.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director McWilliams Curtis B bought 12000.0 shares on Jun 12 ’25.
