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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 +32.52% 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:

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is 1 points higher than the shipping industry average of 26.

ECO passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Okeanis Eco Tankers has seen its stock return 62.7% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 81 percentage points.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $37.00, a downside of -0.78% from Okeanis Eco Tankers's current stock price of $37.29.

Okeanis Eco Tankers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Okeanis Eco Tankers, 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.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 44 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 Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 18 points higher than the shipping industry average of 26.

GSL passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Global Ship Lease has seen its stock return 71.99% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 90 percentage points.

Global Ship Lease has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 7.47% from Global Ship Lease's current stock price of $36.29.

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.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 44 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 Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 13 points higher than the shipping industry average of 26.

NMM passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Navios Maritime Partners has seen its stock return 34.71% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 53 percentage points.

Out of 13 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 59.93%, which is 54 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.79%.

Toro's dividend payout ratio of 2,408.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) has an annual dividend yield of 15.7%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.79%.

Icon Energy's dividend payout ratio of -5.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.57%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.79%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -26% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Shipping stocks were up 0.51% in the last day, and up 1.32% 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:

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) 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.

Euroseas has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the shipping industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 67.93% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 86 percentage points.

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) 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.

Danaos has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the shipping industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Danaos's stock has gained 31.43% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 50 percentage points.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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.

Navios Maritime Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the shipping industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 34.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 53 percentage points.

73.33% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 0.05% over the next year.

3.45% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.03% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.07% are rated C (Hold), 3.45% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).