Head to head
Ardmore Shipping vs Kirby
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: ASC · KEX
ASC
Ardmore Shipping
18.48-1.81%
1-year price shape — +74% over the period
Quant Rating C · 65/100
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KEX
Kirby
137.36-0.82%
1-year price shape — +68% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Kirby edges it on the scoreable measures. Kirby has the highest Quant Rating (88); Kirby earns the most per share.
| ASC | KEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Last price | 18.48 | 137.36 |
| Change today | -1.81% | -0.82% |
| 1-year return | +74.0% | +68.5% |
| Market cap | $754.94M | $7.25B |
| 52-week range | 9.56 – 19.90 | 79.81 – 157.69 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 7.19 | 21.10 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 72nd | 41st |
| P/B | 1.08 | 2.11 |
| Dividend yield | 3.52% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.88 | 6.33 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $35.95M | $334.22M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $368.29M | $3.49B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +61.3% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 38.3% | 25.4% |
| Operating margin | 30.4% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 28.7% | 10.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $17.47M | $475.58M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 101.1% | 104.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 11 buy / 21 sell | 25 buy / 25 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.2% | 3.5% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (1) | 100% buy (5) |
| Analyst price target | $21 (+14%) | $167 (+21%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (65) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 997 | 5,233 |
| Founded | 2010 | 1921 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.