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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

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

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
GASS	STEALTHGAS INC	$204.47M	$5.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
KNOP	KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP	$222.65M	$6.54	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2.02%	133.33%	4.27%	1.43%
MATX	MATSON INC	$3.62B	$110.17	$153.33	39.18%	Strong Buy	3	0.16%	-11.26%	14.91%	8.60%
CDLR	CADELER A	$1.83B	$20.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	61.79%	102.34%	N/A	N/A
GSL	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC	$763.89M	$21.55	$29.00	34.57%	Strong Buy	1	0.12%	N/A	17.73%	10.93%
ESEA	EUROSEAS LTD	$223.23M	$32.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	27.62%	16.96%
ZIM	ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD	$1.81B	$15.03	$14.27	-5.08%	Sell	3	-16.72%	N/A	-5.70%	-2.02%
KEX	KIRBY CORP	$5.69B	$99.58	$129.00	29.54%	Strong Buy	2	5.12%	22.68%	12.36%	7.08%
HTCO	HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP	$147.36M	$1.25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DAC	DANAOS CORP	$1.53B	$80.36	$105.00	30.66%	Strong Buy	1	-0.27%	-1.41%	11.03%	8.70%
HAFN	HAFNIA LTD	$2.34B	$4.66	$6.50	39.48%	Strong Buy	1	-39.44%	-24.64%	22.01%	13.45%
NCT	INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD	N/A	$4.05	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ICON	ICON ENERGY CORP	$72.50k	$2.00	$4.50	125.00%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UFG	UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD	$130.50M	$4.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWLP	BW LPG LTD	$1.53B	$10.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PANL	PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD	$269.73M	$4.11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20.07%	N/A	4.30%	1.96%
ECO	OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP	$763.97M	$23.73	$40.00	68.56%	Strong Buy	1	-16.75%	-56.21%	15.84%	6.01%
NMM	NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP	$1.02B	$34.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.15%	0.27%	15.08%	8.26%
SHIP	SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$114.10M	$5.60	$11.00	96.43%	Strong Buy	1	-11.98%	-81.37%	8.78%	4.22%
SB	SAFE BULKERS INC	$354.82M	$3.37	$6.00	78.04%	Strong Buy	1	-3.04%	-17.37%	7.98%	4.73%
CCEC	CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP	$1.08B	$18.44	$26.00	41.00%	Buy	1	23.34%	3.18%	23.35%	7.62%
ASC	ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP	$392.42M	$9.70	$13.67	40.90%	Buy	3	-33.45%	-34.98%	11.65%	10.04%
SBLK	STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP	$1.74B	$14.80	$21.00	41.89%	Strong Buy	1	-15.44%	-64.56%	9.68%	5.88%
NAT	NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD	$539.96M	$2.55	$3.00	17.65%	Hold	1	-39.14%	-29.55%	12.90%	8.03%
GNK	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD	$571.25M	$13.36	$19.00	42.22%	Strong Buy	1	-22.49%	-30.24%	7.47%	6.56%
SMHI	SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC	$123.79M	$4.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	4.89%	N/A	-11.74%	-4.80%
DSX	DIANA SHIPPING INC	$175.06M	$1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21.15%	883.33%	16.03%	6.92%
HSHP	HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD	$233.55M	$5.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CLCO	COOL CO LTD	$321.82M	$5.99	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-4.89%	-44.26%	9.74%	3.31%
SFL	SFL CORP LTD	$1.19B	$8.16	$13.00	59.31%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CTRM	CASTOR MARITIME INC	$20.68M	$2.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
USEA	UNITED MARITIME CORP	$10.44M	$1.18	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PXS	PYXIS TANKERS INC	$31.98M	$3.03	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CISS	C3IS INC	$2.70M	$3.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TOPS	TOP SHIPS INC	$26.89M	$5.81	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSHG	PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC	$16.78M	$1.35	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
OP	OCEANPAL INC	$5.28M	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TORO	TORO CORP	$36.66M	$1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RBNE	ROBIN ENERGY LTD	$6.25M	$2.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLBS	GLOBUS MARITIME LTD	$22.02M	$1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CMRE	COSTAMARE INC	$1.13B	$9.39	$13.00	38.45%	Hold	1	-10.25%	-1.44%	10.74%	5.24%
EDRY	EURODRY LTD	$23.95M	$8.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-1.18%	-0.53%
HMR	HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	N/A	$2.66	$7.00	163.16%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GOGL	GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD	$1.53B	$7.66	$10.25	33.81%	Hold	2	-13.41%	-3.79%	12.70%	7.14%

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 -9.06% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 8 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 24.81% 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 4.45% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 22 percentage points.

Matson has an average 1 year price target of $153.33, an upside of 39.18% from Matson's current stock price of $110.17.

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 330%, which is 308 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 21.82%.

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 37.76%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 21.82%.

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 21.09%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the shipping industry average of 21.82%.

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 0.68% in the last day, and up 1.77% 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 12.5% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 30 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 5.21% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 23 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 -5.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 12 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 37.93% 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), 26.67% are rated D (Sell), and 3.33% 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 9.35x.

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