GNK vs. SBLK, CMRE, DSX, GSL, NMM, SB, CAAP, RXO, DKL, and INSW
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), Corporacion America Airports (CAAP), RXO (RXO), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), and International Seaways (INSW). 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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.
58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Genco Shipping & Trading presently has a consensus target price of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.24%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $21.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.37%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Genco Shipping & Trading.
Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 1 more articles in the media than Genco Shipping & Trading. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 5 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading. Genco Shipping & Trading's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.26 indicating that Genco Shipping & Trading is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading and Star Bulk Carriers tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GNK) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
