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Navigator Holdings Ltd. NVGS
Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NVGS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.19% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $587.0M at a 17.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
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Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.02 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.187 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.073 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.229 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVGS | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | 6/9 | 2.52 | 12.4 | +3.6% |
| PANL | Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | 5/9 | 2.62 | 23 | +17.8% |
| LPG | DORIAN LPG LTD. | 6/9 | 4.07 | 8 | +36.3% |
| SFL | SFL Corp Ltd. | 3/9 | -0.21 | — | -18.9% |
| FRO | Frontline plc | 2/9 | 0.79 | — | -38.6% |
| GSL | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | +7.8% |
| GNK | GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD | 3/9 | 2.7 | — | -19.1% |
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About Navigator Holdings Ltd.
Navigator Holdings Ltd. owns and operates a fleet of liquefied gas carriers worldwide. It engages in the international and regional seaborne transportation of petrochemical gases, liquefied petroleum gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company also provides ship shore infrastructure and consultancy services. It operates through a fleet of 57 semi- or fully-refrigerated liquefied gas carriers. Navigator Holdings Ltd. was formerly known as Isle of Man public limited company and changed its name to Navigator Holdings Ltd. in 2006. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
FAQ
Is NVGS financially healthy?
Navigator Holdings Ltd.'s Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does NVGS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Navigator Holdings Ltd. pays a dividend yielding about 1.19% with a 14.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NVGS?
In FY2025, Navigator Holdings Ltd. had a net margin of 17.1% and a return on equity of 8.0%.
Is NVGS overvalued or undervalued?
Navigator Holdings Ltd. trades at about 14.0× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–123.0×, median 14.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NVGS?
The average Wall-Street price target for Navigator Holdings Ltd. is $25.25, about 22.9% above the recent price, from 6 analysts.
Is NVGS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Navigator Holdings Ltd.: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 12.4×, a dividend yield of 1.19%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.