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Shipping Stocks To Follow Today - October 2nd

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Key Points

  • Viking, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, and Golar LNG are highlighted as the top shipping stocks to follow today, driven by their high trading volume in the past few days.
  • Viking Holdings Ltd operates a fleet of 92 ships across various segments including passenger shipping and tourism, indicating its diverse business model.
  • ZIM Integrated Shipping Services provides container shipping and related services, catering to a wide range of customers globally, showcasing its significant role in international commerce.
  • Five stocks we like better than Viking.

Viking, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, and Golar LNG are the three Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that own, operate or manage vessels—such as container ships, tankers and bulk carriers—used to transport goods by sea. Their performance is closely tied to global trade volumes, freight rates and fuel costs, making them sensitive to economic cycles and supply–demand dynamics in maritime transport. Investors follow them for exposure to international commerce and shifts in shipping capacity. 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

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.

Read Our Latest Research Report on ZIM

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

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