Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.40x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GNK is 1.18. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GNK is 38.82M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.38% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GNK on June 13, 2025 was 720.73K shares.
GNK) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) has increased by 0.58 when compared to last closing price of 13.90.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-16 that Genco Shipping & Trading faces challenges due to lower fleet utilization of larger vessels and rising operational costs, impacting profitability and cash flow volatility. The strong performance in FY2024 driven by Chinese demand and Suez Canal inefficiencies is unlikely to be sustained in FY2025, leading to potential revenue declines. Global trade uncertainties, tariffs, and rising fuel prices pose significant headwinds, making the shipping industry’s outlook bleak and impacting Genco’s financial stability.
GNK’s Market Performance
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK) has experienced a 4.64% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a -3.98% drop in the past month, and a 0.36% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.53% for GNK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.44% for GNK’s stock, with a -6.97% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GNK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GNK stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for GNK by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for GNK in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $17 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to GNK, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on September 30th of the previous year.
GNK Trading at 6.06% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GNK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.97% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GNK starting from WOBENSMITH JOHN C, who sale 9,533 shares at the price of $14.12 back on Mar 04 ’25. After this action, WOBENSMITH JOHN C now owns 505,831 shares of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, valued at $134,606 using the latest closing price.
Christensen Jesper, the Chief Commercial Officer of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, sale 13,602 shares at $13.96 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Christensen Jesper is holding 57,322 shares at $189,855 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GNK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Genco Shipping & Trading Limited stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.02, with 4.24 for asset returns.
Based on Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 159.87 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.75. The receivables turnover for the company is 20.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.79.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (GNK) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
