Ardmore Shipping operates a fleet of product and chemical tankers, the mid-sized vessels that move refined fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, plus clean petroleum products, between refineries and import terminals. The fleet is its moat in a narrow sense: a 45% gross margin and 43% operating margin are unusually high for a shipper, and the company has been running at those levels because tanker rates stayed elevated after the refinery and trade-route disruptions of recent years. Revenue growth of 61% and a 16% ROE mean the earnings base has moved sharply higher, and the market is pricing that as if it will not last, with the stock trading at 7.4 times trailing earnings and 3.4 times forward. That gap between the cash the business is printing and the multiple investors are willing to pay is the core question for a deeper look: whether the forward estimates reflect a cyclical peak or a durable step up in charter rates. Index exclusion at this size may keep the name under-owned, which is worth checking against float and liquidity before any position discussion.
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| Date | Type | New | Previous | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026, 15:05 CEST | Fair value | $18.56 | $19.79 | $18.93 |
| 18 Oct 2026, 15:05 CEST | Rating | Fairly valued | first publication | $18.93 |
| 14 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $19.79 | $22.09 | $19.82 |
| 13 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST | ACCE price target | $22.60 | first publication | $19.82 |
| 29 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.09 | $22.52 | $17.85 |
| 26 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.52 | $22.13 | $17.83 |
| 23 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.13 | $22.60 | $18.60 |
| 21 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.60 | $22.83 | $19.05 |
| 18 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.83 | $22.53 | $19.06 |
| 15 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST | Fair value | $22.53 | $23.09 | $18.67 |
Answered from Ardmore Shipping Corporation Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.
| Company | Price | Fair value | vs fair value | P/E | ROE | Quality | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC Ardmore Shipping Corporation Common Stock | $20.03 | $19 | 8% above | 7.8x | 16.2% | 86 | 89 |
| HSHP Himalaya Shipping Ltd. Common Shares | $16.89 | $23 | 27% below | 14.9x | 32.6% | 82 | 89 |
| SB Safe Bulkers Inc Common Stock ($0.001 par value) | $8.09 | $11 | 24% below | 10.5x | 10.3% | 81 | 93 |
| GNK Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Ordinary Shares New (Marshall Islands) | $25.63 | $43 | 40% below | 28.5x | 4.5% | 66 | 75 |
| GOTL-A.ST Rederiaktiebolaget Gotland (publ) | kr 234.00 | - | - | - | 1.4% | 22 | 35 |
| CCEC Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. Common Share | $20.27 | $24 | 14% below | 12.2x | 6.6% | 71 | 55 |
| SMSAAM.SN Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA | CLP 126.37 | - | - | 17.1x | 7.3% | 59 | 47 |
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