Imperial Petroleum Inc. (IMPP)Energy | Oil & Gas Midstream | Athens, Greece | NasdaqCM
4.89 USD
-0.08
(-1.511%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 4.81 -0.08 (-0.080%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:08 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Imperial Petroleum is currently fractured by a stark divergence between its pristine balance sheet and its deteriorating market reality. Fundamentally, the company holds a fortress-like position with negligible debt, a current ratio of 5.77, and robust free cash flow, yet the stock has surrendered nearly half its value over the last three years. This disconnect is not a classic value opportunity; the market is actively pricing in structural issues that the financial statements do not reflect, likely stemming from the aggressive insider selling and the 'draining of the cash pile' noted in recent headlines. While the valuation metrics—trading at less than 3x earnings and 0.4x book value—are mathematically attractive, they fail to account for the multi-year price trajectory which shows two out of three years of decline. The recent price action confirms this skepticism, with the stock struggling to break above the 5.00 psychological barrier despite a slight uptick in the last session. The options market provides the clearest signal of intent: traders are buying insurance against further drops at strikes as low as 3.00, while call buyers remain hesitant to commit capital beyond the 6.00 level. Until the insider selling pressure subsides and the price history demonstrates a sustained recovery, the risk of permanent capital impairment outweighs the appeal of the cheap valuation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_55 ✓ | 0.041114 |
| AutoETS | 0.067086 |
| MSTL | 0.070214 |
| MSTL_77 | 0.081951 |
| MSTL_55_77 | 0.097691 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.144624 |
| AutoTheta | 0.160754 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_55
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 2.07 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.874 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.18 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Energy |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.051 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.071 |
| Market Cap | 221,094,768 |
| Trailing P/E | 3.13 |
| Forward P/E | 2.63 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | 34.99% |
| Website | https://www.imperialpetro.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes at 3.0) across multiple expirations, particularly for the January 2027 contract where put volume significantly outweighs call volume. Conversely, call activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes (6.0), suggesting a speculative hope for a bounce to recovery levels rather than a confirmed trend reversal. The disparity in implied volatility, with deep puts trading at significantly higher IV than calls, indicates the market prices in a higher probability of further decline than a sharp rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5564263 |
| Address1 | 331 Kifissias Avenue |
| Address2 | Erithrea |
| All Time High | 145.5 |
| All Time Low | 1.18 |
| Ask | 6.29 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 259,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 504,255 |
| Average Volume | 504,255 |
| Average Volume10Days | 259,810 |
| Beta | 1.177 |
| Bid | 3.66 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 12.332 |
| City | Athens |
| Country | Greece |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.89 |
| Current Ratio | 5.775 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 5.09 |
| Day Low | 4.885 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.051 |
| 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 | 0.9 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 1.482 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,756,382,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,755,169,140 |
| Ebitda | 86,554,152 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.45404997 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 0.108 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.049 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,339,769 |
| Eps Forward | 1.86 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.56 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.0425 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.15250015 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.030242965 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 55.642628 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.57 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2557078 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.9 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.9899998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6862068 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.9 - 6.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,638,801,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 17,796,472 |
| Forward Eps | 1.86 |
| Forward P E | 2.6290321 |
| Free Cashflow | 46,152,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.49257 |
| Gross Profits | 93,896,336 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.31018 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.31383 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 45,213,658 |
| 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 seven 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; two suezmax tankers that carry crude oil; four handysize drybulk carriers that transport major bulks, such as iron ore, coal, and grains; and minor bulks, including bauxite, phosphate, and fertilizers; five supramax drybulk carriers; two kamsarmax drybulk vessels; and a post panamax drybulk carrier. It serves oil producers, refineries, commodities traders and producers, and industrial users of drybulk cargoes. As of December 31, 2025, the company had twenty-one vessel fleet with capacity of approximately 1,324,000 dwt. Imperial Petroleum Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Athens, Greece. |
| Long Name | Imperial Petroleum Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 221,094,768 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1758647235 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 63,232,232 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 224,485,811 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 5.01 |
| Operating Cashflow | 96,544,952 |
| Operating Margins | 0.42942002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 30 210 62 50 001 |
| Post Market Change | -0.07999992 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.6359903 |
| Post Market Price | 4.81 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,982,458 |
| Previous Close | 4.965 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.39652935 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.1598349 |
| Profit Margins | 0.34994 |
| Quick Ratio | 5.492 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0750003 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.51058 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 4.885 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 4.885 - 5.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.01 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 4.965 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 251,265 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06656 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13458 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.923 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.071 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Energy |
| Sector Disp | Energy |
| Sector Key | energy |
| Shares Outstanding | 45,213,658 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.076799996 |
| Shares Short | 3,470,972 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,495,966 |
| Short Name | Imperial Petroleum Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1096 |
| Short Ratio | 8.85 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IMPP |
| Target High Price | 9.0 |
| Target Low Price | 9.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 9.0 |
| Target Median Price | 9.0 |
| Total Cash | 212,595,392 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.69 |
| Total Debt | 286,997 |
| Total Revenue | 190,626,080 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.56 |
| Trailing P E | 3.1346154 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.61455 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.27544975 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.05969157 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 251,265 |
| Website | https://www.imperialpetro.com |
| Zip | 14,561 |