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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.

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:

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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 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 33, which is 6 points higher than the shipping industry average of 27.

NMM passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Navios Maritime Partners has seen its stock return 66.69% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 53 percentage points.

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

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has a Due Diligence Score of 40, which is 13 points higher than the shipping industry average of 27.

ECO passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Okeanis Eco Tankers has seen its stock return 102.01% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 88 percentage points.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 16.65% from Okeanis Eco Tankers's current stock price of $47.15.

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.

Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 45 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: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 12, which is -15 points lower than the shipping industry average of 27. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KNOP as a "B".

KNOP passed 5 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Knot Offshore Partners has seen its stock return 81.88% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 68 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:

Icon Energy (NASDAQ:ICON) has an annual dividend yield of 36.16%, which is 31 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.12%.

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

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 20.03%, which is 15 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.12%.

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

Euroholdings (NASDAQ:EHLD) has an annual dividend yield of 7.69%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.12%.

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

Shipping stocks were up 0.8% in the last day, and up 4.33% over the last week.

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

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:

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) 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.

Global Ship Lease has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 65.53% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 51 percentage points.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) 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.

Euroseas has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 123.26% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 109 percentage points.

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 57, which is 29 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 66.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 53 percentage points.

76.92% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 5.64% over the next year.

3.45% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 27.59% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.07% are rated C (Hold), 6.9% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).