StealthGas Inc. (GASS)Industrials | Marine Shipping | Athens, Greece | NasdaqGS
9.49 USD
+0.01
(0.105%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.65 +0.16 (1.686%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:28 a.m. EDT
StealthGas presents a compelling dichotomy: a fundamentally superior business currently trading at a deep discount, yet mired in short-term uncertainty. The long-term outlook is exceptionally strong; the company boasts a fortress balance sheet with negligible debt, robust profitability margins, and a multi-year price trajectory that has nearly doubled since 2016. With a P/S ratio under 2x and a forward P/E near 6x, the market appears to be pricing in severe risks that the balance sheet data suggests are overstated. However, the short-term picture is murky. The statistical forecast model shows zero directional bias, and the options market is conflicted, with traders buying protection against a crash while dreaming of a moonshot rally. Until the catalyst for the current valuation compression resolves, the stock remains a high-conviction long-term hold but a risky, neutral-to-slightly-bullish play for the immediate future. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.070330 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.070331 |
| MSTL | 0.070337 |
| AutoTheta | 0.084340 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 1.20 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.776 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.51 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2009-02-25 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2009-02-25 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.01 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.825 |
| Market Cap | 352,892,160 |
| Trailing P/E | 5.62 |
| Forward P/E | 6.28 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| Profit Margins | 35.91% |
| Website | https://www.stealthgas.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:28 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $12.50 strike, suggesting a fear of a significant downside move despite the stock trading near its 52-week lows. Conversely, call interest is concentrated far out-of-the-money at $15.00, indicating a speculative bet on a massive rally rather than a measured move to fair value. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside strikes, reflecting uncertainty about the company's ability to sustain its recent growth.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-26 | 0.188 | 3.181049 |
| 2008-11-20 | 0.188 | 6.690392 |
| 2008-08-27 | 0.188 | 1.122388 |
| 2008-06-04 | 0.188 | 1.167702 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.188 | 1.186120 |
| 2007-11-20 | 0.188 | 1.178683 |
| 2007-08-22 | 0.188 | 1.110455 |
| 2007-05-31 | 0.188 | 1.109799 |
| 2007-03-01 | 0.188 | 1.465316 |
| 2006-11-29 | 0.188 | 1.560166 |
| 2006-08-29 | 0.188 | 1.385409 |
| 2006-05-11 | 0.188 | 1.328622 |
| 2006-01-12 | 0.188 | 1.446154 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.26029217 |
| Address1 | 331 Kifissias Avenue |
| Address2 | Erithrea |
| All Time High | 20.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.51 |
| Ask | 12.19 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 131,140 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 124,250 |
| Average Volume | 124,250 |
| Average Volume10Days | 131,140 |
| Beta | 0.245 |
| Bid | 6.94 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 19.426 |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.49 |
| Current Ratio | 8.905 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 9.65 |
| Day Low | 9.465 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.01 |
| Display Name | StealthGas |
| Dividend Date | 1,236,556,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,788,379,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.089 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.129 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,788,352,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,788,352,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,788,352,200 |
| Ebitda | 77,894,200 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44772 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.754 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.233 |
| Enterprise Value | 214,532,880 |
| Eps Forward | 1.51 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.69 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,235,606,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 30 210 62 50 018 |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.8114 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.67859936 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07701379 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 26.029217 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0600004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.10047397 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 6.12 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.37 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5506536 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 6.12 - 10.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,128,605,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,834,874 |
| Forward Eps | 1.51 |
| Forward P E | 6.284768 |
| Free Cashflow | -28,182,932 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Fullday Change | 0.0100002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.105488 |
| Fullday Price | 9.65 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.52011 |
| Gross Profits | 90,488,328 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.34763 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.38826 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 37,185,686 |
| Industry | Marine Shipping |
| Industry Disp | Marine Shipping |
| Industry Key | marine-shipping |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,235,606,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.188 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | StealthGas Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers and users in Greece and internationally. The company's LPG carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer, as well as ammonia. It also offers crude oil and natural gas. The company operates a fleet of 29 LPG carriers, including one JV vessel. StealthGas Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece. |
| Long Name | StealthGas Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 352,892,160 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_23707962 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 60,647,296 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 352,520,303 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 9.48 |
| Operating Cashflow | 75,448,688 |
| Operating Margins | 0.27139 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.85 |
| Phone | 30 210 62 50 001 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.6859837 |
| Post Market Price | 9.65 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,021 |
| Previous Close | 9.48 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.4885205 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.0283616 |
| Profit Margins | 0.35907 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.852 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0100002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.105488 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.65 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 9.465 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 9.465 - 9.65 |
| Regular Market Open | 9.48 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 9.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.49 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 54,070 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04614 |
| Return On Equity | 0.09262 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.019 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.825 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 37,185,686 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0014 |
| Shares Short | 53,088 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 53,573 |
| Short Name | StealthGas, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0026 |
| Short Ratio | 0.57 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | GASS |
| Target High Price | 14.0 |
| Target Low Price | 14.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.0 |
| Target Median Price | 14.0 |
| Total Cash | 131,205,488 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.602 |
| Total Debt | 72,109 |
| Total Revenue | 173,978,928 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.69 |
| Trailing P E | 5.615384 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.56895 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.9210501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.107486926 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 54,070 |
| Website | https://www.stealthgas.com |
| Zip | 14,561 |