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Best Shipping Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top shipping stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best shipping stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Marine Shipping
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Shipping is Zen Rated D and is the 114th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Ticker
Company
Exchange
Industry
Zen Rating
Market Cap
Price
1d %
EBITDA
P/E
D/E
Country
DD Score
KNOP
KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$225.04M$6.61-0.15%$193.87M31.48x1.82
United Kingdom
GASS
STEALTHGAS INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$200.02M$5.40-1.64%$105.10M2.83x0.17
Greece
GSL
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$877.32M$24.750.41%$488.77MN/A0.62
Marshall Islands
ZIM
ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$2.17B$18.03-1.37%$3.81B1.01x1.82
United States
CMRE
COSTAMARE INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.15B$8.74-0.11%$612.19M3.58x0.96
Monaco
CDLR
CADELER A
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.70B$19.39-3.63%$81.17M23.47x0.57
Denmark
DAC
DANAOS CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.59B$85.610.06%$657.30M3.49x0.27
Greece
KEX
KIRBY CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$6.12B$109.160.24%$663.76M21.49x0.81
United States
NCT
INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
N/A$4.022.03%$12.39M40.20x4.96
Hong Kong
MATX
MATSON INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$3.79B$116.13-0.35%$943.70M7.55x0.72
United States
NMM
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.19B$40.12-0.59%$720.31M2.85x0.83
Monaco
CCEC
CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$1.31B$22.384.63%N/A6.66x1.93
Greece
HAFN
HAFNIA LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$2.59B$5.14-1.34%$875.14M4.21x0.62
Singapore
ECO
OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$770.73M$23.94-3.78%N/A9.65x1.60
Greece
CMDB
COSTAMARE BULKERS HOLDINGS LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
N/A$10.150.69%-$36.32MN/A1.94
Monaco
ICON
ICON ENERGY CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$67.79k$1.870.00%$1.37M-0.03x1.45
Greece
UFG
UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$157.20M$5.24-1.69%$349.02k74.86x2.73
Singapore
BWLP
BW LPG LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.74B$11.51-3.20%$594.46M4.34x0.71
Singapore
NAT
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$575.96M$2.721.87%$133.52M12.36x0.61
Bermuda
ASC
ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$401.32M$9.92-0.10%$140.10M4.31x0.09
Bermuda
SB
SAFE BULKERS INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$390.62M$3.711.09%$186.89M4.47x0.69
Monaco
PANL
PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$278.89M$4.25-1.85%$67.48M12.14x1.07
United States
SHIP
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$125.30M$6.152.84%$89.57M2.90x1.08
Greece
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$1.98B$16.802.38%$578.81M5.89x0.65
Greece
DSX
DIANA SHIPPING INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$184.59M$1.551.97%N/A25.83x1.32
Greece
CLCO
COOL CO LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$335.79M$6.25-2.04%$253.36M3.42x1.95
Bermuda
GNK
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$610.88M$14.22-1.18%$128.00M13.54x0.15
United States
SMHI
SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$139.90M$5.213.99%$18.28M-2.05x1.45
United States
HSHP
HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$255.50M$5.821.04%$94.17M12.13x4.69
Bermuda
SFL
SFL CORP LTD
NYSE
Marine Shipping
$1.27B$8.720.58%$571.03M8.63x2.64
Bermuda
RBNE
ROBIN ENERGY LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$6.66M$2.79-1.41%$2.23MN/A0.02
Cyprus
EDRY
EURODRY LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$27.95M$9.891.98%$9.23M-2.14x1.18
Greece
CISS
C3IS INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$2.65M$3.750.13%$5.94M-0.15x0.41
Greece
ESEA
EUROSEAS LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$264.21M$37.49-0.32%$149.76M2.31x0.63
Greece
HMR
HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
N/A$2.784.51%N/AN/A1.32
Greece
GOGL
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$1.59B$7.99-0.99%$473.37M7.13x0.78
Bermuda
EHLD
EUROHOLDINGS LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$17.48M$6.201.64%$3.88MN/A0.38
Greece
USEA
UNITED MARITIME CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$11.32M$1.28-2.29%$14.75M-3.28x1.86
Greece
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$17.78M$1.43-7.74%$58.41M0.42x0.20
Greece
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$23.19M$2.402.61%$35.82M0.69x0.51
Cyprus
HTCO
HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$37.72M$0.32-20.00%-$23.40M-0.80x3.82
Singapore
OP
OCEANPAL INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$5.93M$0.792.60%-$10.56M-0.30x0.06
Greece
TOPS
TOP SHIPS INC
NYSEMKT
Marine Shipping
$26.23M$5.67-1.39%$51.68M5.20x1.93
Greece
TORO
TORO CORP
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$35.32M$1.851.65%$21.62M1.70x0.02
Cyprus
PXS
PYXIS TANKERS INC
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$32.25M$3.06-0.13%$26.30M3.36x0.96
Greece
GLBS
GLOBUS MARITIME LTD
NASDAQ
Marine Shipping
$22.43M$1.09-0.46%$16.46M54.50x0.82
Greece

Shipping Stocks FAQ

What are the best shipping stocks to buy right now in May 2025?

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:

1. Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP)


Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) is the #1 top shipping stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 5 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

KNOP passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Knot Offshore Partners has seen its stock return 24.48% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 43 percentage points.

2. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)


Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) has a Due Diligence Score of 58, which is 28 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

GASS passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Stealthgas has seen its stock lose -18.43% over the past year.

3. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)


Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 45 with a Zen Rating of C. Stocks with a rating of C have had an average return of +7.53% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is: Value: A, Growth: D, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

GSL passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Global Ship Lease has seen its stock lose -0.44% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 18 percentage points.

Global Ship Lease has an average 1 year price target of $29.00, an upside of 17.17% from Global Ship Lease's current stock price of $24.75.

Global Ship Lease stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Global Ship Lease, 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.

What are the shipping stocks with highest dividends?

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

1. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)


Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) has an annual dividend yield of 352.94%, which is 331 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 22.15%.

Icon Energy's dividend payout ratio of -10.8% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)


Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 39.19%, which is 17 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 22.15%.

Toro's dividend payout ratio of 0% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM)


Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) has an annual dividend yield of 17.58%, which is -5 percentage points lower than the shipping industry average of 22.15%.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's dividend payout ratio of 27% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are shipping stocks down?

Shipping stocks were down -0.16% in the last day, and up 7.3% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued shipping stocks?

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:

1. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)


Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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.

Navios Maritime Partners has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has dropped -10.63% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 8 percentage points.

2. Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM)


Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) 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.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services has a valuation score of 71, which is 38 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's stock has dropped -3.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 15 percentage points.

3. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)


Danaos (NYSE:DAC) 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.

Danaos has a valuation score of 57, which is 24 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Danaos's stock has gained 1.46% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 20 percentage points.

Are shipping stocks a good buy now?

68.42% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 24.16% over the next year.

0% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 6.67% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 73.33% are rated C (Hold), 20% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the marine shipping industry?

The average P/E ratio of the marine shipping industry is 9.83x.
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