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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.

Industry: Marine Shipping

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Shipping is Zen Rated A and is the 8th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Price	Graham Fair Value	Graham Fair Value %	P/E	Forward P/E	P/S	P/B	PEG	Free Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow Yield	Book Value	BVPS	EV	EV/EBITDA
SHIP	SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$14.89	$14.84	0.33%	14.60x	6.68x	1.93x	1.12x	0.55x	$30.31M	9.95%	$281.38M	13.75	$548.41M	7.44
NMM	NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP	$72.11	$109.08	-33.90%	6.02x	4.87x	1.54x	0.62x	0.56x	$155.14M	7.51%	$3.34B	116.54	$4.04B	5.25
EDRY	EURODRY LTD	$19.52	N/A	N/A	-12.59x	7.20x	1.03x	0.60x	N/A	$18.51M	34.40%	$93.27M	33.85	$133.63M	8.89
PXS	PYXIS TANKERS INC	$4.46	N/A	N/A	23.47x	4.56x	1.19x	0.49x	N/A	$12.91M	27.78%	$95.16M	9.13	$96.81M	6.31
ECO	OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP	$55.24	$43.94	25.72%	14.65x	7.86x	4.60x	3.42x	0.81x	$67.69M	3.76%	$573.09M	17.59	$2.44B	11.72
SBLK	STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP	$25.13	$31.70	-20.72%	34.42x	7.13x	2.77x	1.16x	0.31x	$386.34M	13.37%	$2.45B	21.30	$3.58B	10.17
KEX	KIRBY CORP	$150.54	$60.14	150.32%	23.63x	22.03x	2.40x	2.39x	2.02x	$405.73M	5.02%	$3.38B	63.02	$9.13B	11.69
ASC	ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP	$17.72	$12.78	38.66%	19.91x	15.08x	2.32x	1.14x	0.77x	-$39.07M	-5.43%	$634.34M	15.62	$803.79M	9.26
PANL	PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD	$7.66	$23.01	-66.71%	25.53x	7.19x	0.77x	1.17x	0.12x	$64.44M	13.19%	$429.33M	6.73	$769.22M	8.96
HAFN	HAFNIA LTD	$8.91	N/A	N/A	13.10x	N/A	1.94x	1.90x	N/A	$532.23M	12.00%	$2.33B	4.68	$5.37B	9.11
HSHP	HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD	$13.64	$21.96	-37.88%	35.89x	N/A	4.82x	3.94x	0.24x	$51.70M	8.12%	$161.70M	3.47	$1.29B	13.15
BWLP	BW LPG LTD	$19.94	$10.56	88.85%	12.46x	N/A	0.84x	1.57x	3.61x	$510.34M	16.91%	$1.93B	12.72	$3.77B	6.77
GASS	STEALTHGAS INC	$9.95	$10.36	-3.95%	6.07x	5.88x	2.06x	0.54x	2.31x	$109.84M	30.76%	$690.33M	19.24	$271.02M	3.07
DSX	DIANA SHIPPING INC	$2.51	$7.06	-64.46%	22.82x	7.35x	1.30x	0.58x	0.13x	$67.31M	24.26%	$502.41M	4.55	$822.48M	7.67
ESEA	EUROSEAS LTD	$70.01	N/A	N/A	3.55x	4.10x	2.13x	1.07x	N/A	$125.93M	25.90%	$463.44M	66.74	$527.47M	2.92
DAC	DANAOS CORP	$120.41	N/A	N/A	4.49x	4.74x	2.13x	0.58x	N/A	$349.74M	15.76%	$3.80B	205.92	$2.32B	3.31
MATX	MATSON INC	$174.43	N/A	N/A	12.47x	14.31x	1.66x	1.92x	N/A	$162.80M	2.93%	$2.76B	86.76	$5.89B	7.01
NAT	NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD	$5.58	$10.22	-45.40%	93.00x	13.48x	4.05x	2.65x	0.19x	-$67.88M	-5.75%	$445.52M	2.10	$1.56B	14.74
SB	SAFE BULKERS INC	$6.74	$4.75	41.77%	22.47x	11.90x	2.52x	0.83x	0.74x	$83.69M	12.05%	$830.71M	8.06	$1.07B	8.28
CMRE	COSTAMARE INC	$16.62	$16.91	-1.72%	6.18x	5.99x	3.12x	0.93x	2.43x	$332.77M	16.61%	$2.15B	17.85	$2.87B	N/A
GSL	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC	$40.40	N/A	N/A	3.54x	3.99x	1.88x	0.81x	N/A	$447.93M	31.05%	$1.80B	50.44	$1.62B	2.87
CDLR	CADELER A	$27.68	$105.66	-73.80%	7.53x	N/A	3.41x	1.41x	0.11x	-$967.36M	-39.83%	$1.73B	19.70	$4.12B	11.02
CMDB	COSTAMARE BULKERS HOLDINGS LTD	$17.28	N/A	N/A	-7.58x	N/A	0.47x	0.63x	N/A	$126.90M	44.85%	$665.65M	40.65	$400.74M	531.49
CISS	C3IS INC	$3.41	N/A	N/A	0.01x	N/A	0.00x	0.00x	N/A	$3.84M	8,761.88%	$95.10M	7,399.60	-$14.59M	-0.84
KNOP	KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP	$10.78	$30.02	-64.09%	22.46x	7.38x	1.00x	0.68x	0.14x	$155.46M	42.84%	$536.67M	15.94	$1.23B	5.97
SMHI	SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC	$7.60	N/A	N/A	-7.04x	-2.21x	0.90x	0.83x	N/A	$59.38M	30.30%	$247.52M	9.60	$458.63M	7.29
RUBI	RUBICO INC	$3.57	N/A	N/A	0.01x	N/A	0.01x	0.00x	N/A	$11.33M	8,234.06%	$45.80M	1,188.02	$78.46M	5.20
SVRN	OCEANPAL INC	$8.25	N/A	N/A	-0.05x	N/A	0.23x	0.00x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$156.60M	406.69	-$33.07M	N/A
HTCO	HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP	$7.15	N/A	N/A	-1.71x	N/A	0.18x	6.11x	N/A	$4.63M	11.83%	$7.88M	1.44	$38.10M	-1.79
SFL	SFL CORP LTD	$11.53	N/A	N/A	-57.65x	132.68x	2.09x	1.73x	N/A	$455.24M	29.67%	$960.86M	7.22	$4.08B	10.23
USEA	UNITED MARITIME CORP	$2.14	N/A	N/A	-3.06x	-104.90x	0.50x	0.37x	N/A	$51.96M	273.83%	$52.92M	5.97	$69.71M	8.66
GLBS	GLOBUS MARITIME LTD	$2.12	N/A	N/A	-26.50x	-18.89x	1.04x	0.26x	N/A	$11.88M	25.94%	$175.99M	8.16	$128.30M	6.14
TORO	TORO CORP	$7.44	N/A	N/A	93.00x	N/A	6.31x	0.98x	N/A	-$35.02M	-26.32%	$163.60M	9.15	$72.34M	6.61
VNTG	VANTAGE CORP (SINGAPORE)	$0.80	N/A	N/A	40.00x	N/A	1.44x	2.03x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.51M	0.41	$14.96M	N/A
TOPS	TOP SHIPS INC	$2.20	N/A	N/A	3.28x	N/A	0.13x	0.11x	N/A	$36.62M	359.82%	$89.19M	19.28	$206.42M	4.26
NCT	INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD	$2.79	N/A	N/A	279.00x	N/A	0.12x	0.14x	N/A	-$4.82M	-160.43%	$24.59M	22.85	$13.89M	1.69
CTRM	CASTOR MARITIME INC	$2.06	N/A	N/A	1.82x	N/A	0.24x	0.04x	N/A	$71.09M	357.18%	$525.43M	54.38	-$41.23M	-1.05
PSHG	PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC	$1.86	N/A	N/A	0.48x	1.83x	0.27x	0.07x	N/A	-$194.51M	-841.18%	$323.43M	26.02	$197.35M	2.75
ICON	ICON ENERGY CORP	$1.06	N/A	N/A	-0.06x	-0.34x	0.04x	0.03x	N/A	-$5.29M	-1,253.87%	$21.38M	53.74	$31.41M	12.34
CCEC	CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP	$20.26	N/A	N/A	6.99x	12.21x	3.04x	0.80x	N/A	-$73.28M	-6.14%	$1.50B	25.45	$3.28B	9.08
UFG	UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD	$0.90	N/A	N/A	-5.00x	17.82x	0.11x	2.78x	N/A	-$2.37M	-8.11%	$10.50M	0.33	$20.98M	-14.25
ZIM	ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD	$26.44	N/A	N/A	6.64x	-8.36x	0.46x	0.79x	N/A	$2.12B	66.52%	$4.02B	33.38	$7.87B	3.24
GNK	GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD	$24.24	N/A	N/A	-242.40x	11.94x	3.07x	1.17x	N/A	-$60.55M	-5.76%	$896.48M	20.67	$1.19B	13.95
HMR	HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP	$0.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	11.64x	N/A	6.19x	N/A	N/A	N/A	$12.81M	0.22	$68.03M	N/A
EHLD	EUROHOLDINGS LTD	$8.20	$406.08	-97.98%	1.56x	N/A	1.74x	1.15x	0.01x	-$15.16M	-66.05%	$20.05M	7.16	$39.32M	2.59

Shipping Stocks FAQ

What are the best shipping stocks to buy right now in May 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. Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP)

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) is: Value: A, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 7 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28.

SHIP passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Seanergy Maritime Holdings has seen its stock return 164.48% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 201 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 14.17% from Seanergy Maritime Holdings's current stock price of $14.89.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Seanergy Maritime Holdings, 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 45 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 Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 8 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28.

NMM passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Navios Maritime Partners has seen its stock return 110.17% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 147 percentage points.

Navios Maritime Partners has an average 1 year price target of $85.00, an upside of 17.88% from Navios Maritime Partners's current stock price of $72.11.

Navios Maritime Partners stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Navios Maritime Partners, 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.

3. Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY)

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 +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) has a Due Diligence Score of 20, which is -8 points lower than the shipping industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates EDRY as a "A".

EDRY passed 6 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Eurodry has seen its stock return 123.09% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 160 percentage points.

What are the shipping stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 26 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 33.02%, which is 29 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.93%.

Icon Energy's dividend payout ratio of -1.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 10.75%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.93%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -32.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Euroholdings (NASDAQ:EHLD)

Euroholdings (NASDAQ:EHLD) has an annual dividend yield of 6.83%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.93%.

Euroholdings's dividend payout ratio of 8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are shipping stocks up?

Shipping stocks were up 0.39% in the last day, and up 2.58% 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 13 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 124.9% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 162 percentage points.

2. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) 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.

Global Ship Lease has a valuation score of 43, which is 13 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 87.73% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 125 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 41 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 110.17% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 147 percentage points.

Are shipping stocks a good buy now?

68.75% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 5.46% over the next year.

20% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.67% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 50% are rated C (Hold), 3.33% 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 8.59x.

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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. Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP)

2. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

3. Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY)

1. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)

2. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

3. Euroholdings (NASDAQ:EHLD)

1. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

2. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

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. Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP)

2. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)

3. Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY)

1. Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON)

2. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)

3. Euroholdings (NASDAQ:EHLD)

1. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)

2. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)

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.