NYSE:GNK - Genco Shipping & Trading Stock Price, Forecast & News

Genco Shipping & Trading trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GNK."

Genco Shipping & Trading declared a None dividend on Wednesday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share on Thursday, December 5th. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. View Genco Shipping & Trading's Dividend History.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The shipping company reported ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.41) by $0.08. The shipping company had revenue of $41.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.92 million. Genco Shipping & Trading had a negative return on equity of 1.45% and a negative net margin of 9.82%. View Genco Shipping & Trading's Earnings History.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Genco Shipping & Trading's stock. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $20.00. On average, they expect Genco Shipping & Trading's stock price to reach $14.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 102.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Genco Shipping & Trading.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Genco Shipping & Trading in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Genco Shipping & Trading.

Media headlines about GNK stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Genco Shipping & Trading earned a coverage optimism score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the shipping company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Genco Shipping & Trading.

Genco Shipping & Trading saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 655,400 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the January 15th total of 571,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 261,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 1.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View Genco Shipping & Trading's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Genco Shipping & Trading include Scorpio Tankers (STNG), PAC BASIN SHIPP/ADR (PCFBY), Seacor (CKH), COSTAMARE INC/SH (CMRE), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), DHT (DHT), Navigator (NVGS), Dorian LPG (LPG), DryShips (DRYS), Teekay (TK), Scorpio Bulkers (SALT), Eagle Bulk Shipping (EGLE), TSAKOS ENERGY N/SH (TNP), Capital Product Partners (CPLP) and Diana Shipping (DSX).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Genco Shipping & Trading investors own include Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Micron Technology (MU), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Dorian LPG (LPG), Apache (APA), Citigroup (C), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), CVS Health (CVS) and Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes (GOL).

Genco Shipping & Trading's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Strategic Value Partners LLC (19.56%), Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP (1.48%), State Street Corp (0.70%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.58%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.53%) and Valueworks LLC (0.37%). Company insiders that own Genco Shipping & Trading stock include Apostolos Zafolias, John C Wobensmith and Strategic Value Partners, Llc. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Genco Shipping & Trading.

GNK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strategic Value Partners LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., UBS Group AG, Bank of America Corp DE and Alliancebernstein L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Genco Shipping & Trading company stock in the last year include Apostolos Zafolias and Strategic Value Partners, Llc. View Insider Buying and Selling for Genco Shipping & Trading.

GNK stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP, Valueworks LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd, State Street Corp, Ancora Advisors LLC, Jeereddi Investments LP and Aigen Investment Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Genco Shipping & Trading.

Shares of GNK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GNK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $7.06.

Genco Shipping & Trading has a market capitalization of $294.78 million and generates $367.52 million in revenue each year. The shipping company earns $-32,940,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.64 on an earnings per share basis. Genco Shipping & Trading employs 1,346 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Genco Shipping & Trading.

The official website for Genco Shipping & Trading is http://www.gencoshipping.com/.

Genco Shipping & Trading's mailing address is 299 Park Avenue 12th Floor, NEW YORK NY, 10171. The shipping company can be reached via phone at 646-443-8550.