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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

$GNK·$1.1B·Marine Shipping·Industrials
$24.50-0.6%YTD+33.2%1Y+75.6%
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GNGNK
$GNKGenco Shipping & Trading Limited
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $GNK, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Hinges on a big eventEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-04

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Dry-bulk shipper defending against Diana Shipping's $24.80 hostile tender offer.

Genco Shipping & Trading is a dry-bulk shipping company — Capesize, Ultramax, Supramax vessels transporting iron ore, coal, grain — with a genuine fleet and now the target of a hostile tender offer from Diana Shipping.

  • Latest quarter: revenue $114M up 61% year over year with 21% gross margin and 14% operating margin — the dry-bulk cycle is genuinely turning positive after multiple quarters of softness.
  • Trajectory: analyst FY26 EPS consensus $2.21 versus $0.38 trailing — implies substantial acceleration; FY27 consensus $1.73 reflects cycle-normalization caution.
  • Setup: up 33% year-to-date and 76% over twelve months at 80% of 52-week range — the twelve-month view reflects dry-bulk cycle upswing plus Diana's tender-offer premium.
  • The active event: Diana Shipping (DSX) extended its unsolicited $24.80 tender offer for Genco; Genco's board unanimously recommended shareholders reject as inadequate and shareholders re-elected all incumbent directors overwhelmingly at the June 18 annual meeting.
  • Framing: 'hidden gem caught between a board and an activist' — the situation offers defined outcomes: either Diana raises its bid (upside), Genco walks away (revert to cycle fundamentals), or a third party emerges as white knight.
  • Fundamentals: 65x trailing P/E is optically bad because of a Q3 loss; the forward FY26 P/E on $2.21 consensus is 11x — much more attractive.
  • Balance sheet: D/E 0.006 is essentially unlevered — Genco has clean balance sheet, which is why Diana views it as an attractive target.

Honest read: GNK is a well-managed dry-bulk operator in the middle of an M&A situation — the risk-reward is defined by the tender outcome, and either a raise or a strategic exit creates equity value; the standalone fundamentals also support the current price.

What to watch: August 5 Q2 print and any Diana Shipping bid update — need to see cycle earnings staying strong and clarity on tender-offer timeline; any raised bid or strategic-alternatives disclosure would be a specific catalyst.

On the calendar: 2026-08-05 (Q2 earnings)

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, along with its associated companies, is a global participant in the maritime transport industry, focusing on the delivery of dry bulk commodities across the world's oceans. The firm owns and operates a fleet of dry bulk carrier vessels, which are utilized to convey various materials, including iron ore, coal, grains, steel products, and other loose bulk cargoes. These ships are predominantly leased to a range of clients such as major commodities traders, industrial producers, and state-owned organizations. As of December 31, 2021, Genco's fleet was composed of 44 dry bulk carriers, specifically featuring 17 Capesize, 15 Ultramax, and 12 Supramax vessels, collectively capable of transporting approximately 4,636,000 deadweight tons. Established in 2004, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited maintains its principal office in New York, New York.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Marine Shipping sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $GNK.

Marine Shipping · Industrials

Crude tanker spot rates are tightening as Middle East supply route extensions add ton-miles per cargo barrel, compressing effective fleet supply; dry bulk rates are stabilising as Chinese iron ore restocking demand and firm steel output support Capesize bookings. Longer sea lanes — not fleet size — are the structural earnings lever.

Top industry ETF

$SEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
+17.3%YTD
+16.4%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
65.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
9.0%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-16.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
0.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
23.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$0.26$0.03+660.7%
Q4 2025Feb 17, 2026$0.39$0.35+11.4%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$-0.01$-0.010.0%
Q2 2025Aug 6, 2025$-0.14$-0.15+6.7%
Next earningsWed, Aug 5·consensus EPS $0.51

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$114.4M+60.6%21.4%13.6%$0.21$-118.6M
Q4 FY25$109.9M+10.8%27.9%19.1%$0.35$-57.9M
Q3 FY25$79.9M-19.5%38.3%3.1%$-0.02$-3.4M
Q2 FY25$80.9M-24.4%6.2%-5.3%$-0.16$7.2M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$350.1M$327.9M – $372.3M$2.21$1.74 – $2.683
FY27$336.8M$312.0M – $361.5M$1.73$1.00 – $2.443
FY28$368.0M$332.9M – $402.1M$2.41$2.11 – $2.701
FY29$321.9M$291.2M – $351.6M$1.52$1.33 – $1.701
FY30$321.9M$291.2M – $351.6M$1.65$1.45 – $1.851

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.80%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+17.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 36.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.915-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellMay 18Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner40.0K sh$979KSellMay 15Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner50.0K sh$1.2MSellMay 14Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner58.6K sh$1.5M
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Responds to Diana Shipping Extending its Inadequate $24.80 Unsolicited Tender Offerglobenewswire.com·6d agoGenco Shipping: A Hidden Gem Caught Between A Board And An Activistseekingalpha.com·11d agoGenco Shipping & Trading Limited Shareholders Overwhelmingly Re-Elect All Genco Director Nominees at 2026 Annual Meetingglobenewswire.com·16d agoGenco Shipping & Trading Limited Confirms Receipt of Revised Offer from Diana Shipping Inc.globenewswire.com·18d agoGenco Shipping & Trading Limited Reminds Shareholders to Vote TODAYglobenewswire.com·18d ago

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