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Promising Shipping Stocks To Keep An Eye On - April 11th

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Key Points

  • MarketBeat's screener identified five shipping-related stocks with the highest recent dollar trading volume: VIK, FRO, STNG, GLNG, and ALM.
  • Shipping stocks are cyclical and volatile, with performance driven by freight rates, trade volumes, fuel costs, fleet supply, charter contracts and macro/regulatory shifts.
  • Notable company notes: Viking (VIK) is a major passenger cruise operator with a 92-ship fleet, Scorpio Tankers (STNG) operates about 110 tankers, and Golar LNG (GLNG) focuses on FLNG and broader LNG infrastructure and shipping.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of Viking.

Viking, Frontline, Scorpio Tankers, Golar LNG, and Almonty Industries are the five Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of companies that own, operate, or provide services to commercial vessels—such as container, dry bulk, tanker, and LNG carriers—whose revenues are tied to moving goods across global trade routes. For investors they tend to be cyclical and volatile, driven by freight rates, trade volumes, fuel costs, fleet supply, charter contracts and macroeconomic 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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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

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

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

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