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Best Shipping Stocks To Keep An Eye On - March 12th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's screener flagged seven Shipping stocks to watch: Viking (VIK), Frontline (FRO), Almonty Industries (ALM), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Golar LNG (GLNG), and TORM (TRMD).
  • These names were selected because they recorded the highest dollar trading volume among shipping stocks recently; the sector is cyclical and often volatile, driven by freight rates, cargo volumes, fleet supply, fuel costs and trade or regulatory shifts.
  • Notable company notes: Viking is a large passenger/cruise operator with a 92-ship fleet, while picks like Scorpio Tankers and Golar LNG provide exposure to tanker and LNG transport themes.
  • Interested in Viking? Here are five stocks we like better.

Viking, Frontline, Almonty Industries, Scorpio Tankers, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, Golar LNG, and Torm are the seven Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of companies that operate or support the maritime transport of goods—including container carriers, dry-bulk and tanker operators, shipowners, and related logistics or ship-management firms. Investors view them as a way to gain exposure to global trade because revenues depend on freight rates, cargo volumes and vessel utilization. The sector is cyclical and often volatile, driven by global economic activity, fuel costs, fleet supply and trade or regulatory changes. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Shipping stocks within the last several days.

Viking (VIK)

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships.

Read Our Latest Research Report on VIK

Frontline (FRO)

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Almonty Industries (ALM)

Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO.

Read Our Latest Research Report on ALM

Scorpio Tankers (STNG)

Scorpio Tankers Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oi and refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 21, 2024, its fleet consisted of 110 owned and leases financed tanker, including 39 LR2, 57 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 8.1 years.

Read Our Latest Research Report on STNG

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders.

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Golar LNG (GLNG)

Golar LNG Limited designs, converts, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction of natural gas. The company operates through three segments: FLNG, Corporate and Other, and Shipping. It engages in the regasification, storage, and offloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG); operation of floating liquefaction natural gas (FLNG) vessels or projects; transportation of LNG carriers; and vessel management activities.

Read Our Latest Research Report on GLNG

Torm (TRMD)

TORM plc, a shipping company, owns and operates a fleet of product tankers in the United Kingdom. It operates in two operating segments, Tanker and Marine Exhaust. The Tanker segment transports refined oil products, such as gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, naphtha, and gas oil, as well as dirty petroleum products, including fuel oil.

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