We're taking a closer look at Eagle Bulk Shipping today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 11.9% compared to 0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide.
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Eagle Bulk Shipping has moved -8.6% over the last year compared to 15.0% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -23.6%
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EGLE has an average analyst rating of buy and is -8.93% away from its mean target price of $56.77 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $3.07
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Eagle Bulk Shipping has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $5.87 and its forward P/E ratio is 8.8
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EGLE has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.82, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.81 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Eagle Bulk Shipping is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
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Eagle Bulk Shipping has on average reported free cash flows of $112.88 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 42.4%