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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

Overview Zen Rating Price Value Growth Financials Momentum Sentiment Forecast Dividends

Shipping is Zen Rated D and is the 113th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	Last Dividend	Annual Dividend	Dividend Percentile	Dividend Dropped Count (L10Y)	Ex-dividend Date	Div. Payment Date
GASS	STEALTHGAS INC	$199.28M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNOP	KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP	$220.95M	0.80%	49.50%	$0.0260	$0.05	16%	1
MATX	MATSON INC	$3.59B	0.92%	9.50%	$0.3400	$1.00	18%	0
CDLR	CADELER A	$1.83B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSL	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC	$762.83M	8.02%	N/A	$0.4500	$1.73	91%	1
ESEA	EUROSEAS LTD	$216.42M	7.87%	14.80%	$0.6500	$2.45	91%	0
KEX	KIRBY CORP	$5.51B	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZIM	ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD	$1.85B	20.65%	27.00%	$3.1700	$3.17	99%	3
DAC	DANAOS CORP	$1.54B	4.07%	12.60%	$0.8500	$3.30	74%	0
HTCO	HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP	$140.28M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HAFN	HAFNIA LTD	$2.38B	17.53%	51.60%	$0.0294	$0.81	99%	1
NCT	INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD	N/A	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICON	ICON ENERGY CORP	$71.41k	335.03%	-10.80%	$3.4000	$6.60	100%	0	2025-05-16	2025-05-30
UFG	UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD	$128.70M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PANL	PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD	$264.48M	9.93%	62.50%	$0.1000	$0.40	94%	1
BWLP	BW LPG LTD	$1.50B	4.25%	91.30%	$0.4200	$0.42	76%	0
ECO	OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP	$765.25M	1.47%	56.20%	$0.3500	$0.35	31%	0
NMM	NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP	$1.02B	0.44%	1.40%	$0.0500	$0.15	6%	3
SB	SAFE BULKERS INC	$356.93M	5.90%	24.10%	$0.0500	$0.20	85%	0
SHIP	SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$114.71M	8.88%	31.10%	$0.1000	$0.50	93%	3
CCEC	CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP	$1.10B	1.59%	23.10%	$0.1500	$0.30	34%	3
ASC	ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP	$385.94M	6.71%	30.70%	$0.0800	$0.64	88%	8
SBLK	STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP	$1.73B	14.52%	75.10%	$0.0900	$2.14	98%	7
NAT	NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD	$542.08M	11.72%	154.50%	$0.0600	$0.30	96%	14
GNK	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD	$554.14M	11.27%	88.70%	$0.3000	$1.46	96%	7
SMHI	SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC	$131.04M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DSX	DIANA SHIPPING INC	$173.87M	11.64%	391.70%	$0.0100	$0.17	96%	4
HSHP	HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD	$229.16M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLCO	COOL CO LTD	$341.16M	N/A	53.00%	$0.4100	N/A	N/A	0
SFL	SFL CORP LTD	$1.20B	13.14%	106.90%	$0.2700	$1.08	97%	3
GOGL	GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD	$1.54B	13.60%	93.80%	$0.1500	$1.05	97%	8
CTRM	CASTOR MARITIME INC	$20.77M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
USEA	UNITED MARITIME CORP	$10.35M	0.85%	-60.30%	$0.0100	$0.01	17%	0
TOPS	TOP SHIPS INC	$26.83M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CISS	C3IS INC	$2.80M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSHG	PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC	$16.66M	N/A	0.00%	$1.5000	N/A	N/A	2
PXS	PYXIS TANKERS INC	$31.77M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OP	OCEANPAL INC	$5.10M	N/A	0.00%	$2.0000	N/A	N/A	1
TORO	TORO CORP	$35.90M	38.56%	0.00%	$0.7250	$0.73	100%	0
GLBS	GLOBUS MARITIME LTD	$22.43M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RBNE	ROBIN ENERGY LTD	$6.49M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMRE	COSTAMARE INC	$1.12B	2.47%	18.90%	$0.1150	$0.23	53%	2
EDRY	EURODRY LTD	$23.95M	N/A	0.00%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HMR	HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)

Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the #1 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 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 26 points higher than the shipping industry average of 32.

GASS passed 18 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Stealthgas has seen its stock lose -14.06% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 4 percentage points.

2. Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP)

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

Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -5 points lower than the shipping industry average of 32. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KNOP as a "B".

KNOP passed 11 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Knot Offshore Partners has seen its stock return 23.38% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 42 percentage points.

3. Matson (NYSE:MATX)

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

Matson (NYSE:MATX) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 4 points higher than the shipping industry average of 32.

MATX passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Matson has seen its stock return 1.22% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 20 percentage points.

Matson has an average 1 year price target of $153.33, an upside of 40.56% from Matson's current stock price of $109.09.

Matson stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Matson, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% 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 20 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 335.03%, which is 313 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 22.07%.

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 38.56%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 22.07%.

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 20.65%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the shipping industry average of 22.07%.

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 up?

Shipping stocks were up 0.34% in the last day, and up 3.22% over the last week.

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

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. Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM)

Zim Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE:ZIM) 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.

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

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's stock has gained 15.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 34 percentage points.

2. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)

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 43, which is 9 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Danaos's stock has gained 6.03% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 24 percentage points.

3. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) 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.

Global Ship Lease has a valuation score of 14, which is -20 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates GSL a Valuation Rating of "A".

Global Ship Lease's stock has dropped -5.45% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 13 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 38.95% 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), 63.33% are rated C (Hold), 23.33% are rated D (Sell), and 6.67% 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 9.14x.

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