GNK vs. SBLK, CMRE, DSX, GSL, NMM, SB, DKL, INSW, TRMD, and DHT
Should you be buying Genco Shipping & Trading stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genco Shipping & Trading include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Costamare (CMRE), Diana Shipping (DSX), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Safe Bulkers (SB), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), International Seaways (INSW), Torm (TRMD), and DHT (DHT). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Genco Shipping & Trading vs. Its Competitors
Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Genco Shipping & Trading presently has a consensus price target of $19.67, suggesting a potential upside of 21.10%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.
Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 4.40%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 4.97% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Genco Shipping & Trading had 1 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading and 2 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 0.38 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Star Bulk Carriers on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GNK) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff