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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
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Shipping is Zen Rated D and is the 100th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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Zen Rating
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Market Cap
Revenue
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ESEA
EUROSEAS LTD
$320.87M$222.53M$171.39M$129.69M$18.6714.62%36.41%21.95%N/A2025-08-04
GSL
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC
$945.68M$722.47M$523.50M$375.60MN/A3.94%21.98%N/AN/A
KNOP
KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
$217.55M$326.00M$192.91M$14.21MN/A10.07%3.10%N/AN/A
GASS
STEALTHGAS INC
$234.36M$167.72M$99.89M$66.24M$1.8014.08%3.65%25.87%86.40%
MATX
MATSON INC
$3.66B$3.48B$943.70M$512.60M$15.3811.88%9.77%79.25%54.98%2025-07-30
NMM
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP
$1.10B$1.32B$715.85M$335.67M$13.250.28%43.21%-38.69%N/A
ZIM
ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD
$1.99B$8.87B$4.17B$2.35B$19.5365.83%N/AN/AN/A2025-08-11
KEX
KIRBY CORP
$6.45B$3.24B$663.76M$292.63M$5.082.99%3.45%19.25%N/A2025-07-31
DAC
DANAOS CORP
$1.62B$1.01B$657.30M$469.72M$24.543.10%18.14%-16.93%27.65%2025-08-04
DSX
DIANA SHIPPING INC
$174.82M$225.50MN/A$7.92M$0.06-8.74%2.01%-75.00%N/A2025-07-29
CCEC
CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP
$1.35B$418.21MN/A$191.65M$3.3642.86%29.41%48.02%21.67%2025-07-28
SB
SAFE BULKERS INC
$388.52M$307.63M$186.89M$89.38M$0.838.17%9.24%36.07%83.40%
HAFN
HAFNIA LTD
$2.55B$2.63B$875.14M$617.65M$1.22-7.34%N/A-18.12%N/A2025-07-10
NCT
INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD
N/A$25.53M$12.39M$3.14M$0.10-21.32%N/A-75.00%N/A
CDLR
CADELER A
$1.78B$331.63M$121.63M$98.49M$1.17171.33%N/AN/AN/A
UFG
UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD
$68.70M$155.19M$349.02k$171.60k$0.07119.24%N/AN/AN/A
VNTG
VANTAGE CORP (SINGAPORE)
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
ECO
OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP
$706.02M$362.25MN/A$79.86M$2.48-12.00%N/A-40.95%N/A2025-08-12
ASC
ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP
$394.44M$373.48M$140.10M$95.84M$2.30-2.75%9.90%-12.55%N/A2025-07-31
BWLP
BW LPG LTD
$1.91BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-26
CMDB
COSTAMARE BULKERS HOLDINGS LTD
N/A$1.20B-$36.32M-$98.26MN/A80.27%N/AN/AN/A
ICON
ICON ENERGY CORP
$81.56k$5.31M$1.37M-$1.19M-$60.8318.61%N/AN/AN/A
HMR
HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
$162.87MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2025-08-06
SHIP
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
$133.65M$167.46M$89.57M$43.47M$2.1251.91%14.12%1,666.67%N/A2025-08-04
SMHI
SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC
$142.32M$264.09M$18.28M-$70.54M-$2.54-6.04%9.84%N/AN/A2025-07-29
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
$2.01B$1.24B$518.13M$230.26M$1.9625.60%N/A-10.91%N/A
PANL
PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
$316.95M$554.59M$67.48M$15.25M$0.3513.11%5.29%-54.55%103.62%
NAT
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD
$571.73M$349.74M$133.52M$46.64M$0.22-10.71%1.97%-53.19%N/A
SFL
SFL CORP LTD
$1.23B$904.40M$571.03M$130.65M$1.0120.22%14.54%50.75%4.00%2025-08-13
GNK
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
$565.78M$376.85M$128.00M$45.68M$1.05-7.38%-0.90%1,212.50%N/A
HSHP
HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD
$278.83M$121.97M$91.07M$12.18M$0.28107.17%N/A180.00%N/A2025-08-15
CLCO
COOL CO LTD
$362.12M$338.50M$253.36M$98.14M$1.83-10.69%N/A-43.69%N/A2025-08-28
OP
OCEANPAL INC
$15.01M$25.70M-$10.56M-$19.73M-$2.6435.58%15.75%N/AN/A
CMRE
COSTAMARE INC
$1.21B$2.05B$612.19M$291.51M$2.4418.22%33.39%-5.43%22.63%2025-07-24
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
$20.77M$66.24M$35.82M$33.80M$3.50-32.07%61.83%-9.33%-35.40%2025-06-30
EDRY
EURODRY LTD
$26.39M$55.87M$6.85M-$14.53M-$5.3110.25%16.07%N/AN/A
CISS
C3IS INC
$2.27M$38.17M$9.90M$1.38M-$62.29-0.53%N/AN/AN/A
EHLD
EUROHOLDINGS LTD
$21.14MN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
USEA
UNITED MARITIME CORP
$13.18M$45.44M$14.75M-$3.38M-$0.3925.98%45.85%N/AN/A
GOGL
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LTD
$1.49B$863.61M$354.95M$113.69M$0.57-7.73%3.79%-38.71%N/A
TOPS
TOP SHIPS INC
$24.70M$86.13M$51.68M$5.03M$1.093.83%5.44%N/AN/A
HTCO
HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP
$23.11M$108.18M-$23.40M-$23.60M-$0.4013.56%N/AN/AN/A
TORO
TORO CORP
$40.10M$22.39M$21.62M$20.72M$1.090.40%N/A-87.46%N/A
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
$22.13M$86.41MN/A$59.90M$4.82-15.11%43.23%-15.29%N/A
PXS
PYXIS TANKERS INC
$29.78M$49.34M$23.80M$6.95M$0.658.07%12.27%-77.59%N/A
GLBS
GLOBUS MARITIME LTD
$24.08M$35.78M$17.73M-$752.00k-$0.0417.92%20.01%N/AN/A
RBNE
ROBIN ENERGY LTD
$8.00M$6.77M$2.23M$1.05MN/A-56.64%N/AN/AN/A

Shipping Stocks FAQ

What are the best shipping stocks to buy right now in Jun 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. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)


Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the #1 top shipping stock out of 47 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 Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 36 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28.

ESEA passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Euroseas has seen its stock return 29.49% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 51 percentage points.

Euroseas has an average 1 year price target of $62.00, an upside of 36.17% from Euroseas's current stock price of $45.53.

Euroseas stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Euroseas, 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. Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL)


Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 47 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: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 10 points higher than the shipping industry average of 28.

GSL passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Global Ship Lease has seen its stock lose -7.94% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 13 percentage points.

Global Ship Lease has an average 1 year price target of $30.00, an upside of 12.95% from Global Ship Lease's current stock price of $26.56.

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.

3. Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP)


Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 47 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: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Knot Offshore Partners (NYSE:KNOP) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -12 points lower than the shipping industry average of 28. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KNOP as a "B".

KNOP passed 6 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Knot Offshore Partners has seen its stock lose -22.92% over the past year, underperforming other shipping stocks by -2 percentage points.

What are the shipping stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 21 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 296.44%, which is 278 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 18.67%.

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 34.52%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 18.67%.

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 19.18%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 18.67%.

Zim Integrated Shipping Services's dividend payout ratio of 40.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are shipping stocks up?

Shipping stocks were up 0.45% in the last day, and down -0.45% over the last week. Zim Integrated Shipping Services was the among the top gainers in the marine shipping industry, gaining 5.49% yesterday.

ZIM Integrated Shipping shares are trading higher after Barclays raised its price target on the stock from $14.2 to $14.8.

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. Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM)


Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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.

Navios Maritime Partners 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.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has dropped -25.17% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by -4 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 14, which is -16 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30. 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 -7.94% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 13 percentage points.

3. Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS)


Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) 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.

Stealthgas has a valuation score of 100, which is 70 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has dropped -11.23% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 10 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 24.75% over the next year.

0% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 9.38% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.75% are rated C (Hold), 18.75% are rated D (Sell), and 3.13% 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 9.52x.
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