NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD.
boothcheck covers NAVIGATOR HOLDINGS LTD. (NVGS) but does not put one priced-in number on it: here the defensible answer is the evidence rather than a point estimate. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating. Narrative composed June 27, 2026.
• Navigator Holdings owns and operates the largest fleet of handysize liquefied-gas carriers, hauling petrochemicals, LPG, and ammonia, and it posted record Q1 2026 net income of $35.5 million with EPS of $0.50, ahead of expectations. [Source: Navigator Holdings Q1 2026 results, May 2026] • The central risk is leverage against a cyclical revenue line: net debt of about $518 million runs roughly 4.6 times operating income and interest coverage is only about 1.9 times, so a downturn in charter rat
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173 institutional managers reported holding NVGS in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 36% of the company; the top 10 hold 15%. 35 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Acadian Asset Management, BlackRock, Royce & Associates, among others. On the short side, 1.0M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 1% of shares outstanding (3.7 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
NVGS's share count grew 22.9% over the past five years. It pays a dividend, and has for 3 years running, raised 2 years straight; the current rate is $0.01 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $50.58M in dividends.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 27, 2026
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