Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK) Competitors $18.22 +0.20 (+1.11%) Closing price 09/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.94 -0.28 (-1.56%) As of 07:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GNK vs. SBLK, CMRE, DSX, GSL, NMM, SB, RXO, DKL, INSW, and TRMDShould 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), RXO (RXO), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), International Seaways (INSW), and Torm (TRMD). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Genco Shipping & Trading vs. Its Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Costamare Diana Shipping Global Ship Lease Navios Maritime Partners Safe Bulkers RXO Delek Logistics Partners International Seaways Torm Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Is GNK or SBLK more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Genco Shipping & Trading4.40% 1.40% 1.23% Star Bulk Carriers 10.98%4.97%3.03% Which has more volatility & risk, GNK or SBLK? Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GNK or SBLK? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGenco Shipping & Trading$423.02M1.85$76.40M$0.3453.59Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.80$304.65M$1.0518.44 Do analysts rate GNK or SBLK? Genco Shipping & Trading presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.21%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Genco Shipping & Trading.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Genco Shipping & Trading 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GNK or SBLK? 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to GNK or SBLK? In the previous week, Genco Shipping & Trading and Genco Shipping & Trading both had 6 articles in the media. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 1.08 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Genco Shipping & Trading 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Star Bulk Carriers 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is GNK or SBLK a better dividend stock? Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Genco Shipping & Trading on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GNK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GNK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGenco Shipping & TradingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$774.13M$2.51B$7.14B$21.49BDividend Yield3.33%4.65%940.04%3.50%P/E Ratio53.5911.4213.7729.84Price / Sales1.853.21458.3468.89Price / Cash5.184.627.9818.13Price / Book0.840.892.204.65Net Income$76.40M$498.97M$556.72M$999.94M7 Day Performance1.28%2.37%1.34%1.08%1 Month Performance11.64%5.57%3.11%4.53%1 Year Performance4.05%-9.55%9.52%14.39% Genco Shipping & Trading Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GNKGenco Shipping & Trading2.772 of 5 stars$18.22+1.1%$18.00-1.2%+5.7%$774.13M$423.02M53.591,010Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.8612 of 5 stars$19.45+0.7%$21.07+8.3%-6.9%$2.27B$1.27B18.52180Positive NewsCMRECostamare2.1305 of 5 stars$12.24+1.3%$13.00+6.3%-7.4%$1.45B$2.08B5.182,870Positive NewsDSXDiana Shipping2.6266 of 5 stars$1.79+6.9%N/A-17.2%$193.34M$228.21M29.75820News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeGSLGlobal Ship Lease2.9938 of 5 stars$31.68+0.9%$30.50-3.7%+35.2%$1.11B$711.05M2.947Positive NewsDividend IncreaseNMMNavios Maritime Partners4.4129 of 5 stars$49.11+2.3%$80.00+62.9%-12.1%$1.43B$1.33B4.90186SBSafe Bulkers3.1543 of 5 stars$4.47+0.3%$4.47+0.0%-3.4%$455.32M$307.63M10.38920News CoveragePositive NewsRXORXO2.3232 of 5 stars$17.01+3.0%$17.93+5.4%-33.8%$2.71B$4.55B-7.877,540Positive NewsDKLDelek Logistics Partners1.4486 of 5 stars$43.63+0.9%$44.25+1.4%+7.1%$2.31B$940.64M14.792,020High Trading VolumeINSWInternational Seaways3.2581 of 5 stars$47.71+2.0%$53.50+12.1%-0.6%$2.31B$951.61M9.922,824Positive NewsTRMDTorm3.7768 of 5 stars$23.40+1.7%$27.50+17.5%-31.8%$2.16B$1.56B7.09440Short Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SBLK Competitors CMRE Competitors DSX Competitors GSL Competitors NMM Competitors SB Competitors RXO Competitors DKL Competitors INSW Competitors TRMD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GNK) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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