Blue Star Foods (BSFC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Blue Star Foods Corp., through its subsidiaries, operates as a marine protein company in the United States and Canada. The company imports, packages, and sells refrigerated pasteurized crab meats and other premium seafood products. It sells its products primarily to food service distributors, as well as wholesalers, retail establishments, and seafood distributors under the Blue Star, Oceanica, Pacifika, Crab & Go, Lubkin's Coastal Pride, First Choice, Good Stuff, Coastal Pride Fresh, TOBC, and Little Cedar Farms brands. Blue Star Foods Corp. was formerly known as John Keeler & Co. Inc. The company is based in Miami, Florida.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.23 to $0.29
• 50-Day Range: $0.21 to $0.65
• 52-Week Range: $0.20 to $8.70
• Volume: 964,552 shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.18 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Blue Star Foods Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Blue Star Foods scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Blue Star Foods.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Blue Star Foods has a P/B Ratio of 0.04. 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

4.68% of the float of Blue Star Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Star Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Star Foods has recently increased by 47.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Blue Star Foods does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Blue Star Foods does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.68% of the float of Blue Star Foods has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Blue Star Foods has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Blue Star Foods has recently increased by 47.74%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Blue Star Foods has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Blue Star Foods this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Blue Star Foods insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.20% of the stock of Blue Star Foods is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.77% of the stock of Blue Star Foods is held by institutions.

BSFC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BSFC shares performed this year?

Blue Star Foods' stock was trading at $7.20 at the start of the year. Since then, BSFC shares have decreased by 96.2% and is now trading at $0.2767.
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How were Blue Star Foods' earnings last quarter?

Blue Star Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:BSFC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 22nd. The company reported ($10.00) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $10.00 by $20.00. The firm earned $3.73 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.86 million. Blue Star Foods had a negative net margin of 82.34% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 134.60%.

When did Blue Star Foods' stock split?

Blue Star Foods's stock reverse split on the morning of Monday, May 20th 2024. The 1-50 reverse split was announced on Monday, May 20th 2024. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the market closes on Monday, May 20th 2024. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 2 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of Blue Star Foods?

Shares of BSFC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Blue Star Foods own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Blue Star Foods investors own include Ascent Solar Technologies (ASTI), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFIE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Siyata Mobile (SYTA), Tesla (TSLA), Aptorum Group (APM) and Aravive (ARAV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/22/2021
• Today: 12/03/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Fresh or frozen packaged fish
• Sub-Industry: Food Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:BSFC
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1730773
• Web: www.bluestarfoods.com
• Phone: 860-633-5565
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-4,470,000.00
• Net Margins: -82.34%
• Pretax Margin: -82.34%
• Return on Equity: -134.60%
• Return on Assets: -66.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.03
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.12 million
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $7.46 per share
• Price / Book: 0.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,930,000
• Free Float: 7,839,000
• Market Cap: $2.19 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 2.02