Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPP)Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Athens, Greece | NasdaqCM
4.25 USD
-0.12
(-2.746%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.24 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:38 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:07 p.m. EDT
IMPP is a speculative deep-value play with fundamentally deteriorating capital returns, trading at a distressed P/B ratio. While the long-term enterprise value metrics suggest the stock is cheap relative to book value, the capital structure is hostile to income investors due to the liquidation-like yield on preferred shares and total absence of common dividends. Short-term momentum is capped by heavy OTM put walls around $3.00-$4.00, preventing the volatility expansion needed for a breakout. It remains a 'hold/cash' for conservative capital and a 'wait-and-see' for aggressive traders until a clearer catalyst regarding equity issuance or operational expansion materializes. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.114860 |
| MSTL | 0.115690 |
| AutoETS | 0.125771 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.125988 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 5.00 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.195 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.10 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Revenue per Share | 4.667 |
| Market Cap | 153,955,552 |
| Trailing P/E | 3.29 |
| Forward P/E | 2.28 |
| Beta | 1.11 |
| Profit Margins | 31.04% |
| Website | https://www.imperialpetro.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:07 p.m. EDT: Options market shows a classic 'long-call short-put' sentiment on the 5.0 strike across multiple expirations, with significant Open Interest accumulation in the OTM (5.0 and 6.0 calls) relative to ITM calls. Conversely, put protection is concentrated at the money (4.0) and below (3.0), creating a barrier at those levels. The IV profile is elevated where short-term downside is hedged but lower for mid-term upside, suggesting speculators are positioning for mean reversion to support levels rather than a straight-line rally. However, the massive OI at the 3.0-4.0 ITM Put strikes indicates strong institutional floor support, making a rapid acceleration toward the analyst-consensus $8.00 unlikely until resistance is cleared.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.6732284 |
| Address1 | 331 Kifissias Avenue |
| Address2 | Erithrea |
| All Time High | 145.5 |
| All Time Low | 1.18 |
| Ask | 4.27 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 535,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 756,991 |
| Average Volume | 756,991 |
| Average Volume10Days | 535,720 |
| Beta | 1.114 |
| Bid | 4.24 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 13.941 |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.25 |
| Current Ratio | 11.993 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 4.44 |
| Day Low | 4.23 |
| Display Name | Imperial Petroleum |
| Dividend Date | 1,751,241,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,748,008,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,748,008,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.573 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.82 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,756,382,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,755,169,140 |
| Ebitda | 64,948,416 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.4034 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.265 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.107 |
| Enterprise Value | -17,226,268 |
| Eps Forward | 1.86 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.29 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 4.2345 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.015500069 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0036604248 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 67.32284 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.3200002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.35312027 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.442 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.8080001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.74037683 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.442 - 6.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,638,801,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,487,991 |
| Forward Eps | 1.86 |
| Forward P E | 2.2849462 |
| Free Cashflow | 39,888,516 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.44805 |
| Gross Profits | 72,138,232 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.29711 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.31937 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 36,224,837 |
| Industry | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Disp | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| Industry Key | oil-gas-midstream |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,682,640,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:15 |
| Long Business Summary | Imperial Petroleum Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne transportation services worldwide. The company owns and operates a fleet of medium range refined petroleum product tankers that carry refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals; suezmax tankers that carry crude oil; and handysize drybulk carriers that transport bulks, such as iron ore, coal, grains, bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers. It serves oil producers, refineries, commodities traders and producers, and industrial users of drybulk cargoes. Imperial Petroleum Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece. |
| Long Name | Imperial Petroleum Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 153,955,552 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1758647235 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 46,561,496 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 153,955,557 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 4.38 |
| Operating Cashflow | 80,781,400 |
| Operating Margins | 0.2669 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 30 210 62 50 001 |
| Post Market Change | -0.010000229 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.2352995 |
| Post Market Price | 4.24 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,101 |
| Previous Close | 4.37 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.30485618 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.9562201 |
| Profit Margins | 0.31042 |
| Quick Ratio | 11.627 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.12 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.74599 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.23 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.23 - 4.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 4.38 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.37 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.25 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 606,948 |
| Return On Assets | 0.04892 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10505 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.951 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.667 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 36,224,837 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.081599995 |
| Shares Short | 2,954,348 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,955,354 |
| Short Name | Imperial Petroleum Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.17459999 |
| Short Ratio | 3.0 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IMPP |
| Target High Price | 8.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 8.0 |
| Target Median Price | 8.0 |
| Total Cash | 179,053,952 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.703 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Total Revenue | 161,004,304 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.29 |
| Trailing P E | 3.2945738 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.161325 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.08867502 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.021309324 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 606,948 |
| Website | https://www.imperialpetro.com |
| Zip | 14,561 |