NYSE: GNK

Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Oct 12 close

$26.64+0.14 (+0.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryOct 12 close

Genco Shipping & Trading's recent attention centers on its Q2 2026 results and subsequent analyst commentary. The company reported a time charter equivalent rate exceeding $24,200 per day, its highest since 2022, with adjusted EBITDA of nearly $57 million and EPS of $0.65 against a $0.51 estimate, alongside a 68.5% year-over-year revenue increase. Genco also declared a $0.80 per share dividend, up 433% year-over-year. Following these results, Wall Street analysts assigned GNK a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating with an average 12-month price target of $29.00.

GNK closed at $26.64, up 0.5%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $26.56 and 200-day average of $23.90, with the shorter average above the longer one. The GekkoIndex reads 58.8, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price stands 11.9% above the Gekko Fair Value of $23.81.

Earnings are scheduled for 4 November 2026, after close, falling within the next 20 trading days; the prior report produced a -3.2% reaction despite the beat, and GNK has beaten estimates in 3 of its last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged -2.3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the upcoming earnings date.

Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Genco Shipping & Trading price vs fair value

$26.64$23.81Oct ’25Apr ’26Oct ’26
Close $26.64200-day averageGekko Fair Value $23.81

Genco Shipping & Trading quick facts

Market cap
$1.16B
P/E ratio
30.2
Forward P/E
9.5
EPS, TTM
$0.92
Revenue, TTM
$440.7M
Profit margin
9.2%
Dividend yield
6.64%
Beta
0.93
Volume
339,628 avg 502,616
1-year return
+62.3%
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±7%
50-day average
$26.56
200-day average
$23.90
Next earnings
Nov 4 after close
Shares outstanding
43.59M
52-week range
$15.55$28.42

Genco Shipping & Trading swing-trade checklist

Genco Shipping & Trading scores 1 supportive, 1 mixed and 3 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

1 supportive1 mixed3 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $26.64 is above the 50-day ($26.56) and 200-day ($23.90) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    58.8, Neutral

    Reading 58.8 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    11.9% above

    Price is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 23 days

    Reports on Nov 4, 2026, 23 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalityheadwind

    −2.3% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −2.3% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

    See seasonality

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Genco Shipping & Trading stock chart and price history

Genco Shipping & Trading closed at $26.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +62.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $15.55 to $28.42.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Genco Shipping & Trading share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$15$20$25NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct26.64

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−0.7%
3 months
+4.7%
6 months
+11.2%
1 year
+62.3%
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About Genco Shipping & Trading

Genco Shipping & Trading moves dry bulk commodities by sea, operating a fleet of carrier vessels that haul cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grains, and steel products across international shipping routes. The company is recognized for owning and running these ships rather than the cargo itself, placing it in the business of maritime transport for bulk materials rather than trading them.

The vessels are chartered out to a mix of customers that includes large commodities trading firms, industrial manufacturers, and government-linked entities. Genco's fleet spans different vessel classes, including Capesize, Ultramax, and Supramax ships, which vary in size and cargo capacity, allowing the company to serve a range of shipping needs across its client base.

Genco Shipping & Trading was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker GNK.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Transportation
Industry
Marine shipping
Website
gencoshipping.com

Genco Shipping & Trading GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Genco Shipping & Trading’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.8, in the Neutral zone, up 5.7 points over five sessions.

010058.8Neutral

Up 5.7 points over five sessions.

Reading for Oct 12, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying27+0.4%+1.8%+2.3%−2.0%
Accumulation199−0.3%−0.1%+0.9%+0.4%
Neutral (current zone)383+0.9%+1.7%+2.9%+5.3%
Distribution68−0.2%−1.6%−2.9%+5.6%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average GNK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Genco Shipping & Trading stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Genco Shipping & Trading trades 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $23.81, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Genco Shipping & Trading shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$23.81

Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026

11.9% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 35.3% above the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$24$27Aug 2026SepOct 2026

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Genco Shipping & Trading insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Genco Shipping & Trading, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for GNK in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in GNK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Genco Shipping & Trading earnings: next date and track record

Genco Shipping & Trading reports on Nov 4, 2026, after the close (23 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports.

3 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.1%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+7.1%Nov ’24−0.9%Feb ’25+0.5%May ’25−4.8%Aug ’25+2.9%Nov ’25+5.3%Feb ’26+0.1%May ’26−3.2%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Genco reported Q2 2026 TCE rate of $24,200/day (highest since 2022), generating adjusted EBITDA of ~$57 million. The company declared a $0.80/share dividend, 433% higher year-over-year and the highest since their 2021 value strategy inception. Since 2021, Genco has invested $557 million in vessels, distributed $308 million in dividends, and paid down $119 million in debt, achieving 30%+ IRR on Capesize/Newcastlemax acquisitions.
Guidance
Management expects Q3 metrics to exceed Q2's multiyear highs in TCE, EBITDA, and dividends. Delivery of the 2019-built Capesize vessel Genco Volunteer is expected later in Q3, anticipated to earn a premium to the Baltic Capesize Index.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 5, 2026$0.65
est $0.51
+27.5%$92.30M
est $90.59M
+1.9%−3.2%
May 6, 2026$0.26
est $0.03
+766.7%$72.00M
est $65.73M
+9.5%+0.1%
Feb 17, 2026$0.39
est $0.37
+5.4%$77.20M
est $75.52M
+2.2%+5.3%
Nov 5, 2025−$0.01
est −$0.01
0.0%$79.92M
est $78.52M
+1.8%+2.9%
Aug 6, 2025−$0.14
est −$0.13
−7.7%$80.94M
est $49.43M
+63.8%−4.8%
May 7, 2025−$0.28
est −$0.28
0.0%$71.27M
est $41.87M
+70.2%+0.5%
Feb 19, 2025$0.29
est $0.30
−2.5%$99.20M
est $43.61M
+127.5%−0.9%
Nov 6, 2024$0.41
est $0.41
0.0%——+7.1%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Genco Shipping & Trading stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Genco Shipping & Trading is $29.36, +10.2% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$29.36consensus 12-month target, +10.2% from the last close
Buy1
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 10Alliance Global PartnersHold, maintained——
Aug 18BTIGHold, maintained——
Aug 17Alliance Global PartnersHold, maintained——
Aug 7B. Riley SecuritiesBuy, maintained$32+20.1%
Jul 28Alliance Global PartnersHold, maintained——
+2.9%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
−2.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.1%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Genco Shipping & Trading seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Genco Shipping & Trading averaged −2.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−15.4%2021+10.4%2022−9.8%2023−2.8%2024+8.6%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−0.1%3 of 5
Next 10 trading days−2.8%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−4.1%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−2.3%2 of 5
Next 30 trading days−0.7%3 of 5

For scale, GNK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7%.

Genco Shipping & Trading market cap and key statistics

Genco Shipping & Trading’s market cap is $1.16B, with a P/E ratio of 30.2 and revenue of $440.7M over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$1.16B
P/E ratio
30.2
Forward P/E
9.5
EPS, TTM
$0.92
Gekko Fair Value
$23.81

Trading

Volume
339,628
Avg volume, 20 days
502,616
52-week high
$28.42
52-week low
$15.55
Shares outstanding
43.59M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$440.7M
Profit margin
9.2%
Return on equity
4.6%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+21.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.93
Typical daily move
±3.1%
Typical 20-day move
±7%
Dividend yield
6.64%

Genco Shipping & Trading peers

Genco Shipping & Trading’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
FROFrontline+1.6%Distribution23.3% above
KEXKirby−0.8%Neutral30.2% below
MATXMatson+0.3%Neutral9.6% above
INSWInternational Seaways+0.9%Distribution4.1% below
CMBTCMB.TECH+1.0%Neutral9.0% above
HAFNHafnia−0.8%Distribution29.2% below

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In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Genco Shipping & Trading stock FAQ

What is Genco Shipping & Trading’s market cap?

Genco Shipping & Trading’s market cap is $1.16B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $26.64, with 43.59M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 30.2.

What is the Genco Shipping & Trading stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Genco Shipping & Trading is $29.36, +10.2% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Genco Shipping & Trading stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Genco Shipping & Trading is overvalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $26.64 is 11.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $23.81. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Genco Shipping & Trading report earnings next?

Genco Shipping & Trading is expected to report on Nov 4, 2026, after the market closes (23 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.89 per share on revenue of $106.0M. Genco Shipping & Trading beat the earnings estimate in 3 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.1% on average across the report.

What is Genco Shipping & Trading’s 52-week high and low?

Genco Shipping & Trading’s 52-week high is $28.42 and its 52-week low is $15.55; it closed at $26.64 on Oct 12, 2026, +62.3% over the past year.

Is Genco Shipping & Trading stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 3 as headwinds (fair value, earnings risk and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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