Benzinga | Nov 23, 2021 10:40AM EST

Golden Ocean Group's Earnings: A Preview

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, 2021-11-24. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Golden Ocean Group will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.55.

Golden Ocean Group bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Historical Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.06, which was followed by a 4.8% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Golden Ocean Group's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020 Q3 2020EPS Estimate 0.46 0.07 0.24 0.16EPS Actual 0.52 0.14 0.17 0.27Price Change % 4.8% 3.7% 5.37% 3.02%

Stock Performance

Shares of Golden Ocean Group were trading at $7.99 as of November 22. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 86.37%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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