Sectors & Industries IndustrialsMarine Shipping
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.

Industry: Marine Shipping

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Shipping is Zen Rated A and is the 24th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Volume	Vol 1d %	SMA 10	SMA 20	SMA 50	SMA 100	SMA 200	RSI	Stochastic %K	Stochastic %D	StochRSI %K	StochRSI %D	MACD	MACD Signal	MACD Histogram	Beta
ECO	OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP	$39.45	531,000	-6.35%	39.04	37.06	36.52	33.69	28.69	61.24	67.74	64.42	47.65	50.06	1.02	0.94	0.08	0.52
NMM	NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP	$58.90	107,000	16.30%	56.93	55.25	53.67	50.36	45.04	71.23	88.78	87.41	89.24	81.60	1.51	1.24	0.27	0.94
GSL	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC	$37.20	409,000	68.31%	36.11	35.76	35.16	32.93	29.51	64.31	76.22	75.05	61.15	52.27	0.51	0.44	0.07	0.89
KNOP	KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP	$10.96	340,000	163.57%	10.63	10.49	10.34	9.66	8.23	60.64	54.45	50.73	43.54	40.58	0.10	0.09	0.01	0.46
SHIP	SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$10.29	228,000	86.89%	9.65	9.52	9.73	9.08	7.82	64.98	89.65	83.85	90.77	84.62	0.10	0.02	0.08	0.89
KEX	KIRBY CORP	$128.49	431,000	-50.86%	127.32	122.65	115.46	102.56	104.51	72.18	77.74	84.07	2.22	32.88	4.57	4.42	0.16	1.02
ESEA	EUROSEAS LTD	$55.65	15,300	4.79%	54.11	54.56	56.69	57.89	51.33	53.01	40.04	27.33	82.22	62.62	-0.58	-0.78	0.19	0.88
CMRE	COSTAMARE INC	$16.33	352,000	-1.95%	16.01	15.98	15.64	13.91	11.72	59.23	56.91	50.47	51.39	42.74	0.16	0.19	-0.03	0.91
PANL	PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD	$8.12	810,000	6.58%	7.38	7.11	7.04	6.12	5.42	67.10	56.63	63.02	74.06	84.35	0.28	0.15	0.14	0.86
GASS	STEALTHGAS INC	$7.79	43,400	-69.44%	7.80	7.59	7.15	6.95	6.61	63.41	59.18	65.60	10.64	20.14	0.20	0.22	-0.02	0.59
MATX	MATSON INC	$158.92	257,000	-8.21%	149.21	138.50	124.31	112.48	110.43	83.70	90.89	92.52	83.05	88.95	10.21	8.09	2.12	1.12
SMHI	SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC	$6.77	225,000	75.78%	6.36	6.22	6.68	6.56	5.99	56.47	76.06	76.91	81.33	86.78	-0.00	-0.10	0.09	1.04
HAFN	HAFNIA LTD	$5.87	1,079,000	4.86%	5.82	5.64	5.78	5.95	5.59	56.82	61.59	60.43	60.09	63.90	0.04	0.01	0.03	0.65
BWLP	BW LPG LTD	$14.74	287,000	-36.92%	14.29	13.78	13.02	13.48	12.87	67.65	76.13	69.54	41.90	36.73	0.43	0.39	0.04	0.90
SB	SAFE BULKERS INC	$5.40	326,000	-21.63%	5.26	5.12	5.04	4.78	4.31	66.80	74.72	80.96	87.08	90.39	0.11	0.08	0.03	0.89
DAC	DANAOS CORP	$102.40	67,000	-6.94%	100.67	98.59	96.71	93.64	90.31	69.02	86.54	84.47	72.23	69.65	1.68	1.45	0.23	0.82
CDLR	CADELER A	$24.44	212,000	-8.23%	21.91	20.72	18.99	19.48	20.08	79.73	88.40	85.07	76.45	65.38	1.10	0.85	0.24	0.70
ASC	ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP	$11.96	539,000	30.19%	11.90	11.48	11.72	11.96	11.04	58.28	79.54	81.34	69.49	80.21	0.15	0.08	0.07	0.54
CMDB	COSTAMARE BULKERS HOLDINGS LTD	$15.92	43,800	-20.36%	15.23	15.27	15.50	14.19	N/A	60.08	66.06	50.23	88.16	66.94	0.02	-0.03	0.05	1.13
ZIM	ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD	$22.72	2,869,000	-27.07%	22.22	22.07	20.28	17.18	16.52	58.34	50.73	49.52	32.00	27.14	0.67	0.75	-0.08	1.27
HSHP	HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD	$10.02	1,952,000	231.97%	9.30	9.21	9.02	8.59	7.43	68.05	83.61	82.99	81.26	72.81	0.18	0.11	0.07	0.81
SBLK	STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP	$22.01	1,393,000	32.29%	21.07	20.44	19.72	19.14	18.08	69.77	86.97	89.30	88.57	82.76	0.64	0.48	0.15	0.81
RUBI	RUBICO INC	$0.84	79,000	-34.71%	0.86	0.93	2.33	28.25	N/A	21.57	25.06	23.06	93.30	95.24	-0.97	-1.36	0.38	0.85
UFG	UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD	$1.24	300,000	-67.39%	1.24	1.14	0.99	2.35	2.92	57.15	37.90	48.77	28.45	37.25	0.07	0.06	0.00	0.37
HTCO	HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP	$11.94	109,000	53.52%	10.37	9.96	10.82	9.61	11.34	59.59	54.61	37.63	59.45	38.22	0.01	-0.13	0.14	-0.15
DSX	DIANA SHIPPING INC	$2.26	773,000	66.24%	2.07	1.92	1.84	1.79	1.67	71.17	94.08	92.11	79.86	79.51	0.11	0.08	0.04	0.82
PSHG	PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC	$2.10	33,400	67.00%	2.08	2.10	2.20	2.08	1.88	47.55	26.88	20.51	58.09	47.36	-0.04	-0.04	-0.00	0.50
NAT	NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD	$4.10	2,186,000	3.45%	4.07	3.84	3.70	3.54	3.13	69.42	81.12	81.37	60.75	71.61	0.14	0.13	0.02	0.62
SFL	SFL CORP LTD	$8.36	1,312,000	54.72%	8.37	8.20	8.11	7.84	8.22	57.44	58.75	67.63	22.77	35.91	0.11	0.11	-0.00	0.61
CTRM	CASTOR MARITIME INC	$2.14	197,000	297.98%	2.08	2.10	2.11	2.09	2.16	52.05	49.97	46.88	78.18	78.00	-0.02	-0.02	-0.00	1.06
CCEC	CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP	$21.50	2,100	31.25%	21.23	20.89	20.71	21.17	21.48	56.54	84.10	84.55	88.38	90.13	0.18	0.10	0.08	0.46
CISS	C3IS INC	$1.86	277,000	-75.93%	2.39	3.44	15.37	29.81	49.75	19.65	7.18	7.22	63.38	43.32	-3.45	-4.26	0.81	0.61
HMR	HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$1.04	14,000	-74.55%	0.95	0.90	1.01	1.15	1.54	60.06	62.75	71.11	93.41	97.12	0.00	-0.03	0.03	0.19
GNK	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD	$20.34	314,000	7.90%	19.76	19.25	18.76	18.00	16.22	66.33	85.12	86.15	73.12	71.61	0.45	0.35	0.10	0.80
PXS	PYXIS TANKERS INC	$3.45	87,500	348.72%	3.23	3.04	2.96	2.89	2.89	68.60	72.85	67.78	66.54	61.51	0.10	0.07	0.02	0.47
SVRN	OCEANPAL INC	$1.09	204,000	-26.35%	1.17	1.18	1.25	1.35	10.56	37.35	10.50	21.97	2.60	17.10	-0.03	-0.03	-0.00	0.30
ICON	ICON ENERGY CORP	$2.16	455,000	-21.82%	2.29	2.73	3.54	6.46	8.70	34.02	9.61	11.01	46.66	48.69	-0.47	-0.48	0.01	0.77
TORO	TORO CORP	$3.77	105,000	1.94%	4.67	5.13	4.81	4.21	3.28	26.27	9.71	14.35	0.00	0.00	-0.29	-0.04	-0.25	0.77
USEA	UNITED MARITIME CORP	$1.85	18,000	-63.27%	1.81	1.77	1.77	1.72	1.57	54.45	70.86	77.36	96.67	94.25	0.01	0.01	0.01	1.01
GLBS	GLOBUS MARITIME LTD	$1.71	64,000	178.26%	1.69	1.69	1.57	1.36	1.23	56.20	60.71	51.89	64.47	56.50	0.03	0.04	-0.01	0.74
NCT	INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD	$0.22	162,000	145.45%	0.22	0.22	0.43	0.83	2.32	33.00	60.75	59.39	86.51	92.49	-0.05	-0.07	0.02	0.77
VNTG	VANTAGE CORP (SINGAPORE)	$0.86	11,900	-92.79%	0.89	0.90	0.90	2.38	N/A	40.20	38.73	44.19	4.65	14.97	-0.03	-0.03	0.00	-0.17
EHLD	EUROHOLDINGS LTD	$6.48	11,500	194.87%	6.72	6.82	7.01	7.03	6.83	31.12	4.07	5.54	5.99	5.35	-0.12	-0.08	-0.04	1.11
EDRY	EURODRY LTD	$13.50	8,000	515.38%	13.35	13.14	13.17	12.75	11.17	55.64	74.62	74.50	56.94	59.04	0.10	0.07	0.04	0.64

Shipping Stocks FAQ

What are the best shipping stocks to buy right now in Jan 2026?

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. Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO)

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: B, 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 75.02% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 88 percentage points.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $45.00, an upside of 14.07% from Okeanis Eco Tankers's current stock price of $39.45.

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.

2. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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 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 37, which is 11 points higher than the shipping industry average of 26.

NMM passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Navios Maritime Partners has seen its stock return 43.27% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 56 percentage points.

3. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) 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 Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

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 76.3% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 89 percentage points.

Global Ship Lease has an average 1 year price target of $39.00, an upside of 4.84% from Global Ship Lease's current stock price of $37.20.

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

1. Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 65.65%, which is 60 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.99%.

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

2. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) has an annual dividend yield of 16.2%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.99%.

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

3. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.57%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.99%.

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

Why are shipping stocks up?

Shipping stocks were up 1.41% in the last day, and up 4.99% 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. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

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 12 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 77.34% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 90 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 57, which is 26 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Danaos's stock has gained 31.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 44 percentage points.

3. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

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 40 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 43.27% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 56 percentage points.

Are shipping stocks a good buy now?

73.33% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 0.86% 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).

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

The average P/E ratio of the marine shipping industry is 10.93x.

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Sectors & Industries IndustrialsMarine Shipping
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.

Shipping Stocks FAQ

1. Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO)

2. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

3. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

1. Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)

2. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)

3. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

1. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

2. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)

3. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

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Sectors & IndustriesIndustrialsMarine ShippingBest 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.

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1. Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO)

2. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

3. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

1. Toro (NASDAQ:TORO)

2. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)

3. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

1. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

2. Danaos (NYSE:DAC)

3. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

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Sectors & Industries IndustrialsMarine Shipping
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.