Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the NAT stock price target?

Take-profit $5.90 (+5.4% upside). Prior stop was $5.21.

Q: What are the risks of investing in NAT?

Target reached (-8.9% upside); Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0); Target reached (-8.9% upside); Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0).

Q: Is NAT overvalued or undervalued?

Nordic American Tankers Limited trades at a P/E of 92.0 (forward 17.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Overall verdict: Sell.

Q: What do analysts say about NAT?

8 analysts cover NAT with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $6.

Range Bound setup

SellModerate ConfidenceUpdated 3 min ago (May 20, 2026, 4:21 PM ET)

Energy · Oil & Gas Midstream

Earnings in 7 days (2026-05-28). Expect elevated volatility around the report — consider waiting for post-earnings price action before new entries.

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.60: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 10.40; Below-average business quality.

$5.60+5.4% A.UpsideScore 4.2/10#41 of 42 Oil & Gas Midstream

QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield-11.27%

IncomeYield8.51%(5y avg 8.40%)Payout600.00%at-risk

Stop $5.21Target $5.90(resistance)A.R:R -1.2:1

Analyst target$6.00+7.1%2 analysts

$5.90our TP

$5.60price

$6.00mean

Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.

Recent Developments — Nordic American Tankers Limited

Latest news

Boyd Gaming Posts Downbeat Q1 Results, Joins Coursera, Evotec And Other Big Stocks Moving Lower In Friday's Pre-Market S — benzinga Apr 24, 2026 negative
Evercore ISI Group Downgrades Nordic American Tankers to Underperform, Lowers Price Target to $4.5 — benzinga Apr 22, 2026 negative
Oil Chaos Boosts Tanker Profits As Nordic American Locks In $75,000/Day Deals — benzinga Apr 13, 2026 positive

Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards

No bull case signals

Risks

Target reached (-8.9% upside)

Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)92.0

P/E (Fwd)17.5

Mkt Cap$1.2B

EV/EBITDA17.7

Profit Mgn4.2%

ROE2.6%

Rev Growth-1.4%

Beta-0.52

Dividend8.51%

Rating analysts8

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

P/C10.40bearish

IV72%elevated

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Rating Breakdown

4 floor-breakers

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value6.415%0.96

Quality3.615%0.54

Growth2.115%0.32

Momentum4.610%0.46

Sentiment5.010%0.50

Insider Activity5.010%0.50

Peer Rank2.510%0.25

Technical Setup6.55%0.33

Risk Profile3.75%0.19

Catalyst2.55%0.13

Overall (Σ contributions)4.16

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Revenue shrinking — -1.4% YoY. Growth thesis broken unless recovery story develops.static

Revenue Growth

2.1

Declining revenue: -1%

Low model confidence on this dimension (33%).

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank

1.0

Value Rank

2.0

Growth Rank

2.1

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History

0.0

Surprise Avg

0.0

Erm

3.5

Dividend Safety

4.2

Earnings Timing

5.0

Earnings concerns: 0B/4MEarnings in 7 daysYield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

Quality below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Fcf Quality

0.0

Roe

0.9

Roa

1.4

Net Margin

2.1

Gross Margin

3.9

Moat

3.9

Operating Margin

5.0

Current Ratio

7.7

Piotroski F

7.8

Earnings quality RED FLAG: -1073% FCF/NINo competitive moatStrong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

GatesA.R:R -1.2=NEGATIVEEARNINGS PROXIMITY 7d<=7dMomentum 4.6<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)Momentum 4.6>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARRange BoundSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

51 · Neutral

↓ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $5.30Resistance $6.02

Price Targets

A.Upside+5.4%

A.R:R-1.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-8.9% upside)

! Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0)

! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

0/4 beats

Next Earnings2026-05-28 (7d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is NAT stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $5.60: Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.2/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 10.40; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: RSI 51 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $5.21. Score 4.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the NAT stock price target?

Take-profit target: $5.90 (+5.4% upside). Prior stop was $5.21. Stop-loss: $5.21.

What are the risks of investing in NAT?

Target reached (-8.9% upside); Quality below floor (3.6 < 4.0).

Is NAT overvalued or undervalued?

Nordic American Tankers Limited trades at a P/E of 92.0 (forward 17.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.4/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about NAT?

8 analysts cover NAT with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $6.

What does Nordic American Tankers Limited do?Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, owns, operates, and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and...

Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, owns, operates, and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. As of December 31, 2025, the company fleet consisted of 20 Suezmax crude oil tankers. It serves oil companies, oil traders, and other entities requiring crude oil transportation services. The company was formerly known as Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited and changed its name to American Tankers Limited in June, 2011. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.