Navigator Holdings stock
NVGSNYSENavigator Holdings Ltd., IndustrialsISIN MHY621321089
59Score 59 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
64 / 100
Price history
+21% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 19 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 1.0% below it.
Since August 2025 the 50-day line has been above the 200-day line; the trend has turned up.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 49).
The price is 16% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 19 years: 88% (September 2014 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$22.51
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$21.27
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)49
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$17.15
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$25.06
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- Navigator Holdings Ltd. belongs to the Marine Shipping industry (United Kingdom) and, with a market value of $1.28B, is number 51 of 71 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $586.96M (up 3.6% year on year) and earnings of $100.12M (up 17%).
- For fiscal 2026, analysts expect on average revenue of $548.72M (down 6.5%) and adjusted earnings per share of $2.05 (up 73.7%).
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- MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 578 of 1023 in Industrials, median 61.
- Our model puts fair value at $11.98, with the price 76% above it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- High marginNet margin 30.1% over the last 12 months, Marine Shipping median 13.9%.Profitability 61
Weaknesses
- Above fair valuePrice 76% above the fair value of $11.98.Valuation 47
- DilutionShare count up 20% since 2020.Capital allocation 46
- Analysts expect falling earningsDown 9.5% a year through 2028 (estimates from 4 analysts).
Its standout strength is growth, while valuation and capital allocation hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 58 to 59.
The fundamentals are in the middle range.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly overvaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $8.56 and expensive above $19.97 (uncertainty high, one part of the fair value is more than twice the other).
The two parts of the fair value come to $18.80 (cash-flow model) and $5.16 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is above both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.8%. At 9.8% the fair value would be $10.48, at 7.8% it would be $14.23.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (7.9).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue rose 6.6% on the twelve months before. Revenue has grown strongly since 2007, at around 14% per year.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 30%, operating 24%, net 17%. Last 12 months: net 30%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 10 Mar 2027in 118 days
- Last reported
- 3 Nov 2026EPS reported $0.41 (expected $0.40)in line with expectations
Analyst estimates
Analysts have cut their 2026 earnings estimate by 7.2% since 27 Oct 2026. Falling estimates often precede bad news.
- Earnings per share
- $2.05−7.2%
- Revenue
- $548.72M+0.2%
- Earnings per share
- $1.80+2.6%
- Revenue
- $521.11M+1.5%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 27 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases in the last 6 months. 3 insiders sold, $990,590 in total.
Sales say less than purchases: many insiders sell on a fixed plan, for taxes or to diversify.
- Lindeman OeyvindSale
20 Aug 2026, Chief Commercial Officer
- Shares
- 7,500
- Price
- $21.68
- Value
- $162,600
- Stokes Peter George Charles AndrewSale
12 Aug 2026, Board
- Shares
- 5,000
- Price
- $20.28
- Value
- $101,395
- Lindeman OeyvindSale
29 May 2026, Chief Commercial Officer
- Shares
- 6,259
- Price
- $21.70
- Value
- $135,820
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- Schroder MichaelSale
20 May 2026, Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 25,000
- Price
- $23.63
- Value
- $590,775
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at Navigator Holdings
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
1023 rated companies in Industrials
- This company
- 59
- Sector median
- 61
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Marine Shipping
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Nordic American TankersNAT $1.42B58
- FLEX LNGFLNG $1.37B55
- Irish Continental GroupIR5B.IR $1.32B72
- MPC Container ShipsMPCC.OL $1.3B70
- DFDSDFDS.CO $1.28B55
- Capital Clean Energy CarriersCCEC $1.22B49
- Piraeus Port AuthorityPPA.AT $1.21B73
- Genco Shipping & TradingGNK $1.14B53
ETFs that hold Navigator Holdings
Held by 5 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avantis Global Small Cap Value UCITS ETFAVWS | 0.04% | 0.39% | €1.47B |
| State Street SPDR Russell 2000 U.S. Small Cap UCITS ETF (Acc)ZPRR | 0.03% | 0.30% | €4.22B |
| L&G Russell 2000 US Small Cap Quality UCITS ETFETLZ | 0.03% | 0.30% | €185.82M |
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| Xtrackers Russell 2000 UCITS ETF 1CXRS2 | 0.02% | 0.30% | €2.17B |
| Invesco Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETFBBCK | 0.01% | 0.39% | €188.08M |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 30 Jun 2023)
- Valuation signal Overvalued since 10 Nov 2026, previously Fairly valued
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.