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Best Shipping Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top shipping stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +28.50% per year, and are the best shipping stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best shipping stocks to buy right now are:

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is the #1 top shipping stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 8 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

PANL passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pangaea Logistics Solutions has seen its stock return 40.54% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 140 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 60, which is 26 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

SBLK passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 49.07% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 149 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 10.67% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $28.01.

Star Bulk Carriers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Star Bulk Carriers, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 44 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

EDRY passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eurodry has seen its stock return 198.75% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 298 percentage points.

Out of 23 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 15.85%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.65%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 13.29%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.65%.

Hafnia's dividend payout ratio of 77.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has an annual dividend yield of 12.07%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.65%.

Okeanis Eco Tankers's dividend payout ratio of 60.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Shipping stocks were up 2.34% in the last day, and down -0.89% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why shipping stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued shipping stocks right now are:

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is the most undervalued shipping stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Global Ship Lease has a valuation score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the shipping industry average of 37. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 24.6% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 124 percentage points.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the second most undervalued shipping stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Euroseas has a valuation score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the shipping industry average of 37. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 11.13% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 111 percentage points.

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) is the third most undervalued shipping stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Diana Shipping has a valuation score of 71, which is 34 points higher than the shipping industry average of 37. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diana Shipping's stock has gained 32.78% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 132 percentage points.

80% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 23.52% over the next year.

37.5% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 28.13% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 31.25% are rated C (Hold), 3.13% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).