Pyxis Tankers (PXS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pyxis Tankers Inc. operates as a maritime transportation company with a focus on the tanker sector worldwide. The company operates through Tanker Vessels and Dry-Bulk Vessels segments. Its fleet transports refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil, as well as other liquid bulk items, including vegetable oils and organic chemicals. As of March 29, 2024, the company operated a fleet of four tankers and two dry-bulk vessels. Pyxis Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Maroussi, Greece. Pyxis Tankers Inc. is a subsidiary of Maritime Investors Corp.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.73 to $4.92
• 50-Day Range: $4.76 to $5.45
• 52-Week Range: $3.55 to $5.53
• Volume: 27,752 shs
• Average Volume: 38,694 shs
• Market Capitalization: $50.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 1.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pyxis Tankers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pyxis Tankers scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 124 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pyxis Tankers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pyxis Tankers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pyxis Tankers is 1.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pyxis Tankers is 1.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 21.99.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pyxis Tankers has a P/B Ratio of 0.51. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.95% of the float of Pyxis Tankers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pyxis Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pyxis Tankers has recently increased by 32.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pyxis Tankers does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pyxis Tankers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.95% of the float of Pyxis Tankers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pyxis Tankers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pyxis Tankers has recently increased by 32.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Pyxis Tankers has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Pyxis Tankers this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for PXS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Pyxis Tankers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pyxis Tankers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.60% of the stock of Pyxis Tankers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.19% of the stock of Pyxis Tankers is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PXS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PXS shares performed this year?

Pyxis Tankers' stock was trading at $4.17 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, PXS shares have increased by 16.1% and is now trading at $4.84.
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How were Pyxis Tankers' earnings last quarter?

Pyxis Tankers Inc. (NASDAQ:PXS) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August, 12th. The transportation company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.34 by $0.09. The transportation company had revenue of $13.91 million for the quarter. Pyxis Tankers had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 34.92% and a net margin of 67.93%.

When did Pyxis Tankers' stock split?

Pyxis Tankers's stock reverse split on Friday, May 13th 2022. The 1-4 reverse split was announced on Friday, May 13th 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Friday, May 13th 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 25 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Pyxis Tankers?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Pyxis Tankers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pyxis Tankers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Disc Medicine (IRON), Arista Networks (ANET) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PXS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1640043
• Web: www.pyxistankers.com
• Phone: 302106380200
• Fax: 210-653-7715
• Employees: 4
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $10.00
• High Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +106.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $37.04 million
• Net Margins: 67.93%
• Pretax Margin: 67.64%
• Return on Equity: 34.92%
• Return on Assets: 19.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 3.98
• Quick Ratio: 3.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $50.06 million
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $3.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.22
• Book Value: $9.50 per share
• Price / Book: 0.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 10,498,000
• Free Float: 4,766,000
• Market Cap: $50.81 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.02