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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:

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) is the #1 top shipping stock out of 44 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: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) has a Due Diligence Score of 63, which is 29 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

SBLK passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Star Bulk Carriers has seen its stock return 60.97% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 159 percentage points.

Star Bulk Carriers has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 7.53% from Star Bulk Carriers's current stock price of $28.83.

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.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) is the #2 top shipping stock out of 44 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: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Eurodry (NASDAQ:EDRY) has a Due Diligence Score of 50, which is 16 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

EDRY passed 16 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Eurodry has seen its stock return 272.28% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 371 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) is the #3 top shipping stock out of 44 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: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) has a Due Diligence Score of 41, which is 7 points higher than the shipping industry average of 34.

SHIP passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Seanergy Maritime Holdings has seen its stock return 94.05% over the past year, overperforming other shipping stocks by 192 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $25.00, an upside of 56.35% from Seanergy Maritime Holdings's current stock price of $15.99.

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

United Maritime (NASDAQ:USEA) has an annual dividend yield of 15.54%, which is 10 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.33%.

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

Hafnia (NYSE:HAFN) has an annual dividend yield of 11.8%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.33%.

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

Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) has an annual dividend yield of 11.14%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the shipping industry average of 5.33%.

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

Shipping stocks were down -0.01% in the last day, and up 1.16% over the last week. Uni Fuels Holdings was the among the top losers in the marine shipping industry, dropping -7.99% yesterday.

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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 5 points higher than the shipping industry average of 38. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Euroseas's stock has gained 20.52% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 119 percentage points.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) 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.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 19 points higher than the shipping industry average of 38. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings's stock has gained 94.05% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 192 percentage points.

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) 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.

Diana Shipping has a valuation score of 71, which is 33 points higher than the shipping industry average of 38. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Diana Shipping's stock has gained 49.4% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the shipping industry by 148 percentage points.

86.67% of shipping stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect shipping stocks to rise by 15.06% over the next year.

33.33% of shipping stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 30% of shipping stocks are rated B (Buy), 33.33% are rated C (Hold), 3.33% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).