15,190 Shares in Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NVGS) Acquired by Semanteon Capital Management LP

Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Navigator Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NVGS) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 15,190 shares of the shipping company’s stock, valued at approximately $221,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. First Eagle Investment Management LLC grew its position in Navigator by 19.7% during the third quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 498,793 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $7,367,000 after acquiring an additional 82,066 shares during the last quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Navigator by 2.5% during the third quarter. Verdence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 229,182 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $3,385,000 after purchasing an additional 5,512 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Navigator by 104.8% during the third quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,791 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $2,261,000 after purchasing an additional 78,702 shares during the period. Hodges Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Navigator by 1.3% during the third quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 128,735 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,901,000 after purchasing an additional 1,645 shares during the period. Finally, Penbrook Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Navigator by 14.6% during the fourth quarter. Penbrook Management LLC now owns 108,900 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $1,584,000 after purchasing an additional 13,850 shares during the period. 18.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Navigator Stock Performance

Shares of Navigator stock opened at $15.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 1.46. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $15.16 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.97. Navigator Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $12.32 and a 12 month high of $16.48.

Navigator (NYSE:NVGS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 13th. The shipping company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $123.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $114.37 million. Navigator had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 14.94%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Navigator Holdings Ltd. will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Navigator Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 4th were given a $0.05 dividend. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, April 3rd. Navigator’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.02%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 price objective on shares of Navigator in a research note on Thursday, March 14th.

Navigator Company Profile

Navigator Holdings Ltd. engages in owning and operating a fleet of liquefied gas carriers worldwide. It provides international and regional seaborne transportation services of petrochemical gases, liquefied petroleum gases, and ammonia for energy companies, industrial users, and commodity traders. The company also offers ship shore infrastructure and consultancy services.