Fox Run Management L.L.C. increased its stake in Torm Plc (NASDAQ:TRMD – Free Report) by 309.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 41,440 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,316 shares during the period. Fox Run Management L.L.C.’s holdings in Torm were worth $854,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Torm in the third quarter valued at approximately $496,000. Journey Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in Torm in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,920,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Torm by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,329,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,960,000 after buying an additional 94,175 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Torm in the 3rd quarter worth $254,000. Finally, Midwest Professional Planners LTD. lifted its position in Torm by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Midwest Professional Planners LTD. now owns 55,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,142,000 after acquiring an additional 2,057 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.89% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on TRMD. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $34.00 price target on shares of Torm in a research report on Thursday. Fearnley Fonds upgraded Torm from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $34.00.
Torm News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting Torm this week:
- Positive Sentiment: The Board raised the quarterly dividend to $0.70 (12.9% increase vs prior quarter), implying a ~9.6% yield and an ex-dividend/record schedule in March — a clear yield-attractive, cash-return signal to income-focused investors.
- Positive Sentiment: TORM published its Annual Report and outlook, with management saying 2025 finished strongly and that market conditions into 2026 look favorable — supports confidence in future cash flow and dividend sustainability. TORM plc Annual Report 2025, Dividend Distribution, and Financial Outlook 2026
- Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell sharply (≈47% decline to ~320k shares as of Feb. 13), reducing potential short-driven selling pressure and making upward moves easier on limited new supply.
- Neutral Sentiment: Q4 results showed revenue well ahead of estimates ($347.6M vs ~$236M est) with healthy margins and ROE — signaling strong operating performance, though investors will parse sustainability of current market rates. TORM PLC (TRMD) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Performance and Strategic Fleet Expansion
- Neutral Sentiment: The Board granted Restricted Share Units (RSUs) under a long-term incentive plan to align employee pay with shareholder returns — positive for alignment but a potential modest source of future dilution. TORM plc Long Term Incentive Program
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces discuss TORM balancing fleet renewal capex vs dividend payouts amid a valuation debate — this frames investor focus on capital allocation decisions going forward. TORM Balances Fleet Renewal And Dividend Payouts As Valuation Debate Grows
- Negative Sentiment: EPS missed consensus by $0.01 (reported $0.82 vs $0.83) — a very minor miss but something short-term traders may note. Torm plc earnings / conference call materials
Torm Stock Up 5.2%
TRMD stock opened at $29.18 on Friday. Torm Plc has a twelve month low of $13.60 and a twelve month high of $29.58. The company has a quick ratio of 2.07, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The company has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a PE ratio of 10.73 and a beta of 0.04. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.06.
Torm Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 12th will be issued a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. This is a boost from Torm’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.62. Torm’s payout ratio is 66.54%.
Torm Company Profile
Torm A/S (NASDAQ: TRMD) is an international shipping company specializing in the transportation of refined petroleum products. The firm owns and operates a modern fleet of product tankers, including both Handysize and MR vessels, which are designed to carry a broad range of clean petroleum cargoes such as gasoline, jet fuel and diesel. Torm’s core business revolves around voyage and time-charter contracts with major oil companies, trading houses and other energy sector clients around the world.
The company’s fleet is deployed on global trade routes, with particular focus on major refining and consumption regions in Europe, North America and Asia.
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