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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.

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:

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) 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 Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 16 points higher than the shipping industry average of 29.

PANL passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Pangaea Logistics Solutions has seen its stock return 30.18% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 81 percentage points.

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: B, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 49, which is 20 points higher than the shipping industry average of 29.

SBLK passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 40.07% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 91 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 23.26% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $25.15.

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.

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: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 12 points higher than the shipping industry average of 29.

SHIP passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Seanergy Maritime Holdings has seen its stock return 106.3% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 157 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $22.00, an upside of 63.81% from Seanergy Maritime Holdings's current stock price of $13.43.

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.

Out of 25 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 17.96%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.03%.

Toro's dividend payout ratio of 11,471.9% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 12.03%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.03%.

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

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 10.71%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.03%.

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

Shipping stocks were up 0.82% in the last day, and down -0.22% over the last week. Hafnia was the among the top gainers in the marine shipping industry, gaining 7.01% yesterday.

Shares of crude and oil product tanker companies are trading higher amid increased shipping traffic in the Gulf region and Strait of Hormuz, which may support higher day rates for vessels.

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 14 points higher than the shipping industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Global Ship Lease's stock has gained 43.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 94 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 14 points higher than the shipping industry average of 29. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 43.09% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 94 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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.

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

Seanergy Maritime Holdings's stock has gained 106.3% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 157 percentage points.

68.75% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 15.23% over the next year.

28.13% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 31.25% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 37.5% are rated C (Hold), 3.13% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).