GNK vs. GOGL, SBLK, CMRE, DSX, GSL, NMM, SB, DKL, GEL, and INSW
Should you be buying Genco Shipping & Trading stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Genco Shipping & Trading include Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Costamare (CMRE), Diana Shipping (DSX), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Safe Bulkers (SB), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL), Genesis Energy (GEL), and International Seaways (INSW).
Genco Shipping & Trading vs. Its Competitors
Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 12.12%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 5.56% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.
In the previous week, Golden Ocean Group had 8 more articles in the media than Genco Shipping & Trading. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Golden Ocean Group and 1 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading. Golden Ocean Group's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of 0.21 indicating that Golden Ocean Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genco Shipping & Trading. Genco Shipping & Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Ocean Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 57.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.75%. Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.32%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Golden Ocean Group.
Summary
Genco Shipping & Trading beats Golden Ocean Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GNK) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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