Golden Ocean Group Limited

NasdaqGS:GOGL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.2b

Golden Ocean Group Valuation

Is GOGL undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GOGL when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GOGL ($11.14) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($57.17)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GOGL is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GOGL?

Key metric: As GOGL is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GOGL. This is calculated by dividing GOGL's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GOGL's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio10.4x
EarningsUS$214.08m
Market CapUS$2.23b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GOGL's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GOGL vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average6.2x
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers
7.3x16.1%US$2.2b
ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services
2x-95.3%US$2.9b
DAC Danaos
2.9x-3.9%US$1.7b
MATX Matson
12.4x-19.6%US$5.1b
GOGL Golden Ocean Group
10.4x16.2%US$2.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GOGL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the peer average (6.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GOGL's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Shipping Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
TORO Toro
0.3xn/aUS$46.15m
PXS Pyxis Tankers
1.3x-15.2%US$42.67m
CTRM Castor Maritime
0.5xn/aUS$34.49m
PSHG Performance Shipping
0.4x7.0%US$22.38m
No more companies available in this PE range
GOGL 10.4xIndustry Avg. 4.5xNo. of Companies5PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GOGL is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the US Shipping industry average (4.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GOGL's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GOGL PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio10.4x
Fair PE Ratio14.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GOGL is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (14.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GOGL forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$11.14
US$15.01
+34.7%
16.9%US$18.04US$12.50n/a4
Nov ’25US$10.76
US$15.76
+46.5%
13.3%US$18.04US$12.50n/a4
Oct ’25US$13.16
US$16.26
+23.6%
8.4%US$18.04US$14.50n/a4
Sep ’25US$12.30
US$15.80
+28.5%
9.9%US$18.11US$13.90n/a5
Aug ’25US$11.96
US$16.34
+36.6%
8.9%US$17.81US$13.90n/a5
Jul ’25US$14.10
US$16.24
+15.2%
10.0%US$17.81US$13.40n/a5
Jun ’25US$14.39
US$15.69
+9.1%
9.3%US$17.50US$13.40n/a5
May ’25US$14.13
US$15.39
+8.9%
7.7%US$17.00US$13.40n/a5
Apr ’25US$12.90
US$13.51
+4.8%
17.9%US$15.50US$9.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$13.25
US$13.51
+2.0%
17.9%US$15.50US$9.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$10.51
US$11.82
+12.5%
13.4%US$13.00US$9.00n/a5
Jan ’25US$9.76
US$10.19
+4.4%
11.0%US$11.50US$8.50n/a6
Dec ’24US$9.69
US$9.87
+1.8%
16.0%US$11.50US$7.10n/a6
Nov ’24US$7.18
US$9.58
+33.4%
13.4%US$11.00US$7.50US$10.764
Oct ’24US$7.88
US$8.83
+12.0%
12.4%US$10.00US$7.50US$13.164
Sep ’24US$7.33
US$8.83
+20.4%
12.4%US$10.00US$7.50US$12.304
Aug ’24US$7.72
US$9.68
+25.3%
12.4%US$11.50US$8.50US$11.964
Jul ’24US$7.55
US$12.80
+69.5%
42.4%US$22.00US$8.70US$14.104
Jun ’24US$7.17
US$10.93
+52.4%
18.7%US$14.00US$8.70US$14.394
May ’24US$8.88
US$10.75
+21.1%
20.9%US$14.00US$8.00US$14.134
Apr ’24US$9.52
US$10.75
+12.9%
20.9%US$14.00US$8.00US$12.904
Mar ’24US$10.39
US$10.75
+3.5%
20.9%US$14.00US$8.00US$13.254
Feb ’24US$9.65
US$11.03
+14.2%
17.6%US$14.00US$9.10US$10.514
Jan ’24US$8.69
US$10.40
+19.7%
20.1%US$14.00US$9.00US$9.764
Dec ’23US$8.18
US$10.53
+28.7%
19.4%US$14.00US$9.00US$9.694
Nov ’23US$8.61
US$10.75
+24.9%
17.9%US$14.00US$9.00US$7.184

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price, but analysts are not within a statistically confident range of agreement.


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