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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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Golden Ocean Group13.16% 5.56% 3.08%
Genco Shipping & Trading 12.12%4.22%3.71%

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Golden Ocean Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Genco Shipping & Trading
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Golden Ocean Group$863.61M1.93$223.21M$0.5714.65
Genco Shipping & Trading$423.02M1.52$76.40M$1.0414.44

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Golden Ocean Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Genco Shipping & Trading
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Summary

Genco Shipping & Trading beats Golden Ocean Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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GNK vs. The Competition

MetricGenco Shipping & TradingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$645.04M$2.50B$7.25B$20.79B
Dividend Yield4.12%5.15%922.84%3.67%
P/E Ratio14.446.9413.0127.50
Price / Sales1.522.67680.8785.54
Price / Cash4.184.117.8821.88
Price / Book0.690.792.154.66
Net Income$76.40M$527.30M$571.39M$994.58M
7 Day Performance1.93%1.40%-0.68%-0.69%
1 Month Performance9.36%-0.93%4.74%5.41%
1 Year Performance-27.81%-22.28%3.33%9.18%

Genco Shipping & Trading Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
3.8654 of 5 stars
$15.02
+2.4%
$18.67
+24.3%
-29.5%$645.04M$423.02M14.441,010
GOGL
Golden Ocean Group
2.7302 of 5 stars
$8.25
-1.9%
$10.25
+24.2%
-39.4%$1.65B$863.61M14.4740News Coverage
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.63 of 5 stars
$18.39
-0.7%
$22.05
+19.9%
-24.8%$2.16B$1.27B9.29180
CMRE
Costamare
3.6709 of 5 stars
$9.48
-0.1%
$13.50
+42.5%
-39.7%$1.14B$2.08B3.882,870
DSX
Diana Shipping
0.5906 of 5 stars
$1.64
+0.9%
N/A-44.0%$189.29M$225.50M-163.50820
GSL
Global Ship Lease
2.6429 of 5 stars
$27.71
-0.6%
$29.00
+4.7%
+6.2%$982.20M$715.23M2.627News Coverage
NMM
Navios Maritime Partners
4.649 of 5 stars
$39.89
-0.5%
$80.00
+100.6%
-22.9%$1.18B$1.33B3.63186
SB
Safe Bulkers
3.6832 of 5 stars
$4.08
-0.9%
$4.47
+9.6%
-29.7%$429.10M$290.31M6.08920News Coverage
DKL
Delek Logistics Partners
1.4736 of 5 stars
$44.15
-0.6%
$44.25
+0.2%
+7.6%$2.36B$940.64M14.762,020
GEL
Genesis Energy
1.5282 of 5 stars
$16.84
-1.4%
$16.50
-2.0%
+17.9%$2.06B$2.97B-3.232,075Positive News
Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
INSW
International Seaways
3.9364 of 5 stars
$39.26
-2.0%
$51.33
+30.8%
-32.8%$1.94B$951.61M6.072,824News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:GNK) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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