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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 +28.50% 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
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Company
Zen Rating
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Market Cap
Revenue
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EDRY
EURODRY LTD
$109.39M$62.27M$27.66M$9.35M$3.3725.27%11.66%N/A34.00%
SBLK
STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP
$3.11B$1.20B$536.77M$287.15M$2.566.34%6.02%161.22%3.75%
SHIP
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
$339.51M$158.10M$73.72M$21.24M$1.02-5.59%20.07%-51.89%N/A
ECO
OKEANIS ECO TANKERS CORP
$2.46B$706.47M$489.23M$402.14M$10.76105.24%N/A414.83%N/A
GLBS
GLOBUS MARITIME LTD
$77.91M$52.91M$28.33M$6.73M$0.3347.79%22.52%N/A-70.19%2026-09-18
DSX
DIANA SHIPPING INC
$296.10M$215.94MN/A$54.43M$0.49-3.68%4.52%276.92%N/A
NMM
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS LP
$2.27B$1.40B$833.77M$349.95M$10.995.87%41.61%-31.40%10.70%2026-08-20
PANL
PANGAEA LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS LTD
$476.65M$710.25M$117.36M$47.59M$0.7422.50%7.83%221.74%-4.05%
HAFN
HAFNIA LTD
$3.73B$2.41B$701.32M$456.22M$0.91-8.60%N/A-25.41%N/A2026-08-26
BWLP
BW LPG LTD
$3.35B$3.56B$691.52M$360.51M$2.385.07%N/A26.60%N/A2026-08-27
ASC
ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP
$680.25M$368.29M$161.23M$105.58M$2.5913.60%15.42%149.04%N/A
SB
SAFE BULKERS INC
$762.86M$275.74M$128.78M$30.56M$0.30-10.37%6.83%-63.86%N/A
HSHP
HIMALAYA SHIPPING LTD
$697.51M$143.50M$109.00M$29.10M$0.6317.62%N/A125.00%N/A2026-08-14
NAT
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LTD
$1.36B$291.69M$105.81M$12.27M$0.06-16.60%-3.83%-72.73%-29.31%2026-08-27
ESEA
EUROSEAS LTD
$525.52M$227.36M$173.92M$132.57M$19.092.17%34.23%2.30%89.08%2026-08-13
MATX
MATSON INC
$6.41B$3.46B$862.70M$463.80M$15.03-0.16%3.36%0.27%9.89%
GASS
STEALTHGAS INC
$324.54M$173.98M$87.73M$62.47M$1.683.73%3.28%-6.67%46.38%2026-08-24
SFL
SFL CORP LTD
$1.71B$733.04M$399.06M-$26.43M-$0.20-18.95%9.25%N/AN/A2026-08-18
KEX
KIRBY CORP
$7.18B$3.49B$787.21M$355.23M$6.556.56%11.30%23.12%47.44%
DAC
DANAOS CORP
$2.55B$1.06B$749.19M$540.80M$29.622.45%15.33%21.49%-4.20%
CMRE
COSTAMARE INC
$1.70B$857.38MN/A$317.88M$2.63-3.72%10.50%11.44%12.19%
GSL
GLOBAL SHIP LEASE INC
$1.49B$780.39M$530.29M$373.59M$10.415.55%21.37%-3.34%42.05%
SMHI
SEACOR MARINE HOLDINGS INC
$264.00M$210.44M$72.44M-$18.14M-$0.69-17.49%6.78%N/AN/A
CCEC
CAPITAL CLEAN ENERGY CARRIERS CORP
$1.36B$382.07M$289.07M$111.14M$1.860.53%20.79%-42.41%-10.56%
HTCO
HIGH-TREND INTERNATIONAL GROUP
$20.67M$252.45M-$12.25M-$12.71M-$1.5646.15%N/AN/AN/A
CMDB
COSTAMARE BULKERS HOLDINGS LTD
$428.59M$664.48M$51.10M$4.27M$1.49N/AN/AN/AN/A
RUBI
RUBICO INC
$3.07k$23.52M$15.09M$2.65M$12.27k-2.82%N/A-89.21%N/A
TOPS
TOP SHIPS INC
$3.61M$80.42M$48.43M$3.09M$0.67-6.63%5.95%-38.53%N/A
KNOP
KNOT OFFSHORE PARTNERS LP
$353.09M$372.42M$213.01M$18.31MN/A14.24%5.65%N/AN/A2026-09-04
CDLR
CADELER A
$1.95BN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2026-08-25
NCT
INTERCONT (CAYMAN) LTD
$4.35M$24.34M$8.22M-$474.05k$0.01-8.30%N/A-98.89%N/A
PXS
PYXIS TANKERS INC
$50.98M$39.37M$16.86M$3.65M$0.35-20.22%14.14%-46.15%N/A2026-08-14
CISS
C3IS INC
$28.88k$37.66M$12.37M$5.76M-$1.83k-1.35%N/AN/AN/A2026-09-01
PSHG
PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC
$21.76M$113.13M$72.82M$34.21M$2.7534.61%30.38%-41.74%N/A
TORO
TORO CORP
$167.34M$21.51M$6.61M$332.23k$0.02-0.04%N/A360.00%N/A2026-10-01
SVRN
OCEANPAL INC
$96.51k$14.10MN/A-$70.00M-$182.00-45.14%8.42%N/AN/A
CTRM
CASTOR MARITIME INC
$20.19M$82.73M$103.72M$76.92M$7.9624.97%37.66%N/A51.42%2026-08-26
UFG
UNI-FUELS HOLDINGS LTD
$17.86M$263.89M-$1.47M-$1.75M-$0.1870.04%N/AN/AN/A
USEA
UNITED MARITIME CORP
$24.28M$35.50MN/A-$1.74M-$0.20-16.73%N/AN/AN/A
VNTG
VANTAGE CORP (SINGAPORE)
$20.76M$17.84M$597.71M-$1.32M-$0.04-4.40%N/AN/AN/A
ICON
ICON ENERGY CORP
$3.31M$13.38M$5.26M-$4.36M$5.33144.37%N/AN/AN/A2026-09-08
HMR
HEIDMAR MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP
$77.10M$55.85M-$11.88M-$22.56M-$0.3992.93%N/AN/AN/A
EHLD
EUROHOLDINGS LTD
$25.91M$18.00M$7.26M$6.06M$2.1522.53%N/A-55.21%N/A
GNK
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LTD
$1.10B$440.69M$142.19M$40.32M$0.9325.64%2.39%165.71%N/A
ZIM
ZIM INTEGRATED SHIPPING SERVICES LTD
$3.04B$6.29B$1.95B$97.90M$0.82-29.06%5.08%-95.80%-40.13%2026-08-19

Shipping Stocks FAQ

What are the best shipping stocks to buy right now in Aug 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. Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY)


Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

EDRY passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Eurodry has seen its stock return 257.64% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 357 percentage points.

2. Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK)


Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: A.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 56, which is 26 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

SBLK passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 48.43% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 148 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 11.15% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $27.89.

Star Bulk Carriers stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Star Bulk Carriers, 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. Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP)


Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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 +28.5% per year. Learn more.

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

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is 1 points higher than the shipping industry average of 30.

SHIP passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Seanergy Maritime Holdings has seen its stock return 119.37% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 219 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 55.47% from Seanergy Maritime Holdings's current stock price of $16.08.

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.

What are the shipping stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 24 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA)


United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 11.94%, which is 8 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.94%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -160% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN)


Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.03%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.94%.

Hafnia's dividend payout ratio of 48.8% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO)


Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has an annual dividend yield of 8.11%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 3.94%.

Okeanis Eco Tankers's dividend payout ratio of 60.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are shipping stocks up?

Shipping stocks were up 2.55% in the last day, and up 2.41% 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. Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP)


Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has a valuation score of 29, which is -4 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates SHIP a Valuation Rating of "A".

Seanergy Maritime Holdings's stock has gained 119.37% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 219 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 10 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 34.42% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 134 percentage points.

3. Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA)


Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) 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.

Euroseas has a valuation score of 43, which is 10 points higher than the shipping industry average of 33. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 45.11% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 144 percentage points.

Are shipping stocks a good buy now?

70.59% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 17.62% over the next year.

29.03% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.58% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 41.94% are rated C (Hold), 6.45% 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 13.49x.
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