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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:

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #1 top shipping stock out of 45 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: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 26 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31.

SBLK passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 63.71% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 163 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, a downside of -4.56% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $32.48.

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.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 45 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 Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: A, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31.

ECO passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Okeanis Eco Tankers has seen its stock return 181.38% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 281 percentage points.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $75.00, a downside of -11.71% from Okeanis Eco Tankers's current stock price of $84.95.

Okeanis Eco Tankers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst 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.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 45 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 2 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31.

EDRY passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Eurodry has seen its stock return 429.08% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 528 percentage points.

Out of 24 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 12.37%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.53%.

Hafnia's dividend payout ratio of 48.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has an annual dividend yield of 12.18%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.53%.

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

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 9.35%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.53%.

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

Shipping stocks were down -0.27% in the last day, and up 2.24% over the last week.

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

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 10 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 21.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 121 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is -4 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SHIP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Seanergy Maritime Holdings's stock has gained 104.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 203 percentage points.

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

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 38.66% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 138 percentage points.

76.47% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 7.32% over the next year.

34.38% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 18.75% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 3.13% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).