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Best Shipping Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top shipping stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Due Diligence Score. See the best shipping stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the marine shipping industry.

According to Due Diligence Score, the 3 best shipping stocks to buy right now are:

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) is the top shipping stock with a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Danaos has seen its stock return 0.89% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 12 percentage points.

Danaos has an average 1 year price target of $105.00, an upside of 35.55% from Danaos's current stock price of $77.46.

Danaos stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Danaos, 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.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the second best shipping stock with a Due Diligence Score of 64, which is 33 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 23 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Euroseas has seen its stock lose -9.54% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 1 percentage points.

Ardmore Shipping (NYSE:ASC) is the third best shipping stock with a Due Diligence Score of 59, which is 28 points higher than the shipping industry average of 31. It passed 21 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ardmore Shipping has seen its stock lose -19.74% over the past year, underperforming other shipping stocks by -9 percentage points.

Ardmore Shipping has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 63.4% from Ardmore Shipping's current stock price of $12.24.

Ardmore Shipping stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Ardmore Shipping, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 18 shipping stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 shipping stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has an annual dividend yield of 17.03%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 7.71%. Star Bulk Carriers's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. Star Bulk Carriers's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Star Bulk Carriers's dividend payout ratio of 70.9% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 14.44%, which is 7 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 7.71%.

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) has an annual dividend yield of 13.54%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 7.71%. Golden Ocean Group's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% seven times in the last 10 years. Golden Ocean Group's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Golden Ocean Group's dividend payout ratio of 82.6% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Shipping stocks were down -1.07% in the last day, and down -0.52% over the last week.

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Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued shipping stocks right now are:

Stealthgas (NASDAQ:GASS) is the most undervalued shipping stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Stealthgas has a valuation score of 100, which is 66 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34. It passed 7 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Stealthgas's stock has dropped -20.16% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by -9 percentage points.

Euroseas (NASDAQ:ESEA) is the second most undervalued shipping stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Euroseas has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has dropped -9.54% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 1 percentage points.

C3is (NASDAQ:CISS) is the third most undervalued shipping stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. C3is has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

C3is's stock has dropped -98.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by -88 percentage points.