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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:

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) 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 Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: A.

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has a Due Diligence Score of 21, which is -4 points lower than the shipping industry average of 25. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates ECO as a "A".

ECO passed 9 out of 38 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Okeanis Eco Tankers has seen its stock return 119.25% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 121 percentage points.

Okeanis Eco Tankers has an average 1 year price target of $55.00, an upside of 11.79% from Okeanis Eco Tankers's current stock price of $49.20.

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.

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

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 33, which is 8 points higher than the shipping industry average of 25.

SHIP passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Seanergy Maritime Holdings has seen its stock return 88.15% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 90 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $17.00, an upside of 23.1% from Seanergy Maritime Holdings's current stock price of $13.81.

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.

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 16, which is -9 points lower than the shipping industry average of 25. 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 return 86.85% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 89 percentage points.

Out of 13 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 24.31%, which is 20 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.18%.

Icon Energy's dividend payout ratio of -5.2% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Toro (NASDAQ:TORO) has an annual dividend yield of 20.14%, which is 16 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.18%.

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

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 7.37%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 4.18%.

United Maritime's dividend payout ratio of -26% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Shipping stocks were up 1.86% in the last day, and up 6.47% 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:

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 16 points higher than the shipping industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 79.85% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 82 percentage points.

Navios Maritime Partners (NYSE:NMM) 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.

Navios Maritime Partners has a valuation score of 71, which is 44 points higher than the shipping industry average of 27. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Navios Maritime Partners's stock has gained 51.59% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 53 percentage points.

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) 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.

Danaos has a valuation score of 57, which is 30 points higher than the shipping industry average of 27. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Danaos's stock has gained 28.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 30 percentage points.

76.92% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to fall by -1.14% 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).