--- title: "Shipping Stocks Worth Watching - April 18th" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/283232684.md" description: "Viking, Frontline, Almonty Industries, Golar LNG, and Scorpio Tankers are highlighted as key shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat. These companies are involved in various maritime transport services and are influenced by global trade dynamics. Viking operates a fleet of 92 ships, while Almonty focuses on tungsten production. Golar LNG specializes in liquefied natural gas infrastructure, and Scorpio Tankers transports crude oil and refined products. Despite Viking's Moderate Buy rating, analysts suggest other stocks may offer better investment opportunities." datetime: "2026-04-18T20:02:45.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/283232684.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/283232684.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/283232684.md) --- # Shipping Stocks Worth Watching - April 18th - Norwegian Hit Rough Seas After Earnings—Viking Cruised Through Viking, Frontline, Almonty Industries, Golar LNG, and Scorpio Tankers are the five Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of companies that own, operate, or manage commercial vessels and provide maritime transport or related services (e.g., container lines, bulk carriers, tankers, LNG carriers, and ship management firms). Their performance is closely tied to global trade volumes, freight rates, fuel and operating costs, and vessel supply/demand, making them cyclical and often more volatile than broader market indices. 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 ## Golar LNG (GLNG) Golar LNG Limited designs, converts, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction of natural gas. The company operates through three segments: FLNG, Corporate and Other, and Shipping. It engages in the regasification, storage, and offloading of liquefied natural gas (LNG); operation of floating liquefaction natural gas (FLNG) vessels or projects; transportation of LNG carriers; and vessel management activities. Read Our Latest Research Report on GLNG ## Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Scorpio Tankers Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of crude oi and refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 21, 2024, its fleet consisted of 110 owned and leases financed tanker, including 39 LR2, 57 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 8.1 years. Read Our Latest Research Report on STNG ## Further Reading - MarketBeat's Top Five Stocks to Own in April 2026 - Prologis Q1 2026: Data Centers Steal the Show - 3 ETFs to Benefit From Oil Price Surge Without Direct Investment - TSMC: Despite Post-Earnings Fall, Signs of AI Weakness are Scant - Alcoa Dips After Q1 Miss, But Higher Aluminum Prices Loom - Peloton Stock Is Rallying, But Can It Deliver Another 70% Upside? _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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