Best Shipping Stocks Worth Watching - December 19th

Is Viking’s Growth Still Worth the Premium?Viking, Frontline, Golar LNG, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, and Star Bulk Carriers are the five Shipping stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Shipping stocks are shares of companies involved in the maritime transport industry — including owners, operators, managers and financiers of merchant vessels (container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, car carriers) and related logistics services. These stocks are typically cyclical and highly sensitive to global trade volumes, freight and charter rates, fuel costs, vessel supply/demand and geopolitical or regulatory events, making them prone to volatility. 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.RCL Stock Sinks After Earnings—Is a Buying Opportunity Ahead?Read Our Latest Research Report on VIKFrontline (FRO)Read Our Latest Research Report on FROGolar LNG (GLNG)Viking Holdings Posts Strong Q1, Eyes Growth AheadGolar 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 GLNGZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. It provides door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders.Read Our Latest Research Report on ZIMStar Bulk Carriers (SBLK)Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a shipping company, engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes worldwide. Its vessels transport a range of bulk commodities, including iron ores, minerals and grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned a fleet of 116 dry bulk vessels with combined carrying capacity of 13.1 million deadweight tonnage (dwt) consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels with carrying capacities between 53,489 dwt and 209,537 dwt.Read Our Latest Research Report on SBLKRead MoreMarketBeat's Top Five Stocks to Own in December 2025Is the AI Boom a Bubble? These 2 Dividend Stocks Say No4 High-Potential ETFs for 2026: Small Caps, Space Stocks, and MoreMETA Rises Amid Tech Decline, Trump's AI Order Praised By AnalystTL;DR: Why Reddit is the New Growth Stock to BeatRocket Lab's Sharp Rebound: What's Behind the Recent MomentumThis 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.View The Five Stocks Here