--- title: "Best Shipping Stocks To Consider - April 17th" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283185564.md" description: "Viking, Frontline, and Almonty Industries are highlighted as key shipping stocks to watch, according to MarketBeat. Viking Holdings Ltd operates a fleet of 92 ships and is involved in passenger transport. Frontline and Almonty Industries, which produces tungsten concentrate, are also noted for their trading volume. Shipping stocks are known for their volatility due to dependence on global trade and market conditions. Analysts currently rate Viking as a Moderate Buy, but suggest other stocks may be better investments." datetime: "2026-04-17T19:13:49.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/283185564.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283185564.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/283185564.md) --- # Best Shipping Stocks To Consider - April 17th - Norwegian Hit Rough Seas After Earnings—Viking Cruised Through Viking, Frontline, and Almonty Industries are the three Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that own, operate, or provide services to vessels that move cargo or passengers—such as container lines, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG carriers, and ferry operators. For investors, these stocks tend to be cyclical and volatile because their earnings depend heavily on global trade volumes, freight and charter rates, fuel and operating costs, vessel supply/demand, and regulatory or environmental changes. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Shipping stocks within the last several days. ## Viking (VIK) Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. - Royal Caribbean Is Cruising Toward a New All-Time High Read Our Latest Research Report on VIK ## Frontline (FRO) Read Our Latest Research Report on FRO ## Almonty Industries (ALM) - Is Viking’s Growth Still Worth the Premium? Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO. Read Our Latest Research Report on ALM ## See Also - MarketBeat's Top Five Stocks to Own in April 2026 - Why Netflix Tanked Despite Big EPS Beat, Outlook Ahead - JBHT Burns Rubber, Hits the Highway to a $300 Price Tag - 3 Ways to Invest in the Growing GLP-1 Weight Loss Market - Abbott Stock Crash: Rebound Could Be Coming Fast - MAMA Says a Fresh High Could Come Before Mid-Year _This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com._ ## Should You Invest $1,000 in Viking Right Now? Before you consider Viking, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Viking wasn't on the list. While Viking currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys. 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