Top Ships (TOPS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Top Ships Inc. owns and operates tanker vessels worldwide. The company's tanker vessels transport crude oil, petroleum products, and bulk liquid chemicals. As of December 31, 2023, it had a fleet with a total capacity of 1,435,000 deadweight tonnes (dwt) consisting of one 50,000 dwt product/chemical tanker, five 157,000 dwt Suezmax tankers, two 300,000 dwt very large crude carriers, and two 50,000 dwt product tankers. The company was formerly known as Top Tankers Inc. and changed its name to Top Ships Inc. in December 2007. Top Ships Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Marousi, Greece.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.52 to $5.70
• 50-Day Range: $5.26 to $6.45
• 52-Week Range: $5.00 to $11.47
• Volume: 6,465 shs
• Average Volume: 51,618 shs
• Market Capitalization: $25.91 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Top Ships Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Top Ships scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 123 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Top Ships.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Top Ships has a P/B Ratio of 0.19. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.67% of the float of Top Ships has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Top Ships has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Top Ships has recently decreased by 8.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Top Ships does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Top Ships does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.67% of the float of Top Ships has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Top Ships has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Top Ships has recently decreased by 8.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Top Ships has a news sentiment score of 1.24. 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 0.87 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Top Ships this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for TOPS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.30% of the stock of Top Ships is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 6.72% of the stock of Top Ships is held by institutions.

TOPS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TOPS shares performed this year?

Top Ships' stock was trading at $6.03 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, TOPS shares have decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at $5.60.

When did Top Ships' stock split?

Shares of Top Ships reverse split on Friday, September 29th 2023.The 1-12 reverse split was announced on Friday, September 29th 2023. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, September 29th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 8 shares after the split.

Who are Top Ships' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Top Ships include Cetera Investment Advisers (0.33%).
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How do I buy shares of Top Ships?

Shares of TOPS 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Top Ships own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Top Ships investors own include Sangamo Therapeutics (SGMO), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GE Aerospace (GE), Tesla (TSLA) and Seanergy Maritime (SHIP).

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:TOPS
• CIK: 1296484
• Web: www.topships.org
• Phone: 302108128000
• Fax: 30 210 614 1273
• Employees: 150
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.78
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $86.13 million
• Price / Sales: 0.30
• Cash Flow: $7.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.74
• Book Value: $30.15 per share
• Price / Book: 0.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,626,000
• Free Float: 4,612,000
• Market Cap: $25.91 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.89