IMPP

Imperial PetroleumC

Nasdaq / Energy

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

The bull case is that Imperial Petroleum has translated a larger fleet into unusually strong earnings power, with Q1 2026 producing $61.7M of revenue, $28.0M of net income, and materially higher tanker day rates, while the fetched company-sourced Q1 release supports a cash-rich balance sheet and ongoing repurchase activity [#EARNINGS-TRANSCRIPT-2026Q1] [#PR-EARNINGS-2026-05-22].

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Value

What changed

Value remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -22.5.

What can break

Freight-rate normalization after the Middle East-driven spike could unwind a large part of the recent earnings surge.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $5.50 · Bull $6.50 · Bear $3.60

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-07-04 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $9.00

Why

Momentum42 · Δ7d -3.6

Value52 · Δ7d -22.5

Sentiment60 · Δ7d +2.3

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

-3.6

Δ21d

-34.7

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendSoftening

Δ7d

-22.5

Δ21d

-22.5

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendImproving

Δ7d

+2.3

Δ21d

-3.4

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 42.0 / Value 52.1 / Sentiment 60.0

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$208.96M

Beta

1.28

Shares Out

44.65M

P/E (TTM)

3.4

P/S (TTM)

1.23

P/FCF (TTM)

2.67

Rev YoY

+92.3%

EPS YoY

+72.5%

Gross Margin

+34.1%

Op Margin

+23.0%

Net Debt

-$179.05M

Current Ratio

5.77

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology