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Genco Shipping & Trading Limited

$GNK·$1.1B·Marine Shipping·Industrials
$27.67+1.7%YTD+50.5%1Y+59.9%
Price updated 5h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
GNGNK
$GNKGenco Shipping & Trading Limited
$27.67+1.65%18 posts
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On X

The complete picture of $GNK on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

18X posts · last 7 days
Sep 20Sep 27
Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-10

Genco chatter is small and constructive — riding the dry-bulk cycle with Capesize near $60k, Panamax/Supramax >$20k, and Diana Shipping continuing to sell chunks of $GNK at higher prices. No bear voice in the pool.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $GNK — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

Dry-bulk shipper with Q1 revenue +61% YoY, 14% operating margin, +48% YTD and Diana Shipping steadily selling into the rally.

Genco Shipping operates a dry-bulk fleet (Capesize, Panamax, Supramax) hauling iron ore, coal and grains, so earnings scale with Baltic Dry Index and realized time-charter equivalents against ship-operating costs.

  • Q1 FY26 revenue $114.4M, +60.6% YoY with 13.6% operating margin; prior four quarters: -24.4%, -19.5%, +10.8%, +60.6% — three-quarter revenue inflection
  • TTM: 65x earnings, 2.8x sales, 0.008% ROE (near-breakeven TTM), 24% gross margin, 9.0% operating margin, FCF yield -16%, debt-to-equity 0.006 — virtually unlevered balance sheet
  • 2026 estimates: $380.6M revenue, $2.74 EPS; 2027 $358.3M, $2.03 EPS — modeling cycle peak with 2027 EPS reset
  • YTD +48%, trailing-12m +53% at $27.22 against a $1.14B market cap
  • Diana Shipping sold down to ~2.18M shares (from 2.38M in prior filing) — ongoing distribution into strength
  • Capesize ~$60K/day, Panamax/Supramax >$20K — rate structure confirming the operating acceleration
  • $1+ dividend target per Quad Graphics Conference commentary

The cycle is working with freight rates confirming, operating margin expanding and an unlevered balance sheet positioned for the next cycle leg — the equity has rallied against a 2027 EPS reset the sell-side has baked in.

Agrees with X sentimentX cites the Capesize near $60K, Panamax/Supramax >$20K rate structure with Diana Shipping continuing to sell GNK stock at higher prices. The attention aligns with the operating cycle acceleration visible in the Q1 revenue step-up and the dividend-target commentary.

What to watch: Nov 4 Q2 earnings and Capesize-rate commentary — whether the $1+ dividend target materializes against realized time-charter equivalents in Q3.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 Q2 earnings

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What it does

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

Operates a fleet of 44 dry bulk carriers transporting iron ore, coal, grain, and steel worldwide under spot and time-charter contracts.

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

No material change from last week — crude tanker rates remain elevated as Red Sea Houthi route disruptions structurally lengthen ton-miles.

What this means for $GNK

Neutral — Operates a fleet of 44 dry bulk carriers transporting iron ore, coal, grain, and steel worldwide under spot and time-charter contracts.

Top industry ETF

$SEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
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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
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.65$0.60+7.6%
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%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.89

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$380.6M$357.7M – $403.5M$2.74$2.42 – $3.082
FY27$358.3M$313.4M – $403.1M$2.03$0.48 – $3.593
FY28$392.0M$322.2M – $461.8M$2.29$0.99 – $4.072
FY29$321.9M$286.1M – $349.7M$1.52$1.30 – $1.691
FY30$321.9M$286.1M – $349.7M$1.65$1.41 – $1.841

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.0.4×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.94%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.+4.9%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.+17.1%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 today0.8% 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.β0.905-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

SellSep 2Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner150.0K sh$4.0MSellSep 1Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner125.0K sh$3.3MSellAug 28Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner2.3K sh$59KSellAug 27Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner8.4K sh$220KSellAug 25Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner1.3M sh$34.4MSellAug 21Diana Shipping Inc.10% owner450.0K sh$12.0MSellMay 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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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementSep 258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.03
AI summary

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited entered into a Fourth Amendment to its Shareholder Rights Agreement with Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as Rights Agent, modifying the existing rights plan. The Board determined the amendment was warranted in connection with the company's ongoing governance review. The amendment constitutes a material definitive agreement under Item 1.01, and because it modifies material rights of security holders, it also triggers Item 3.03 (Modification to Rights of Security Holders). Genco has not disclosed specific changes to key terms such as the trigger threshold or expiration date in the filing body excerpt.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 16SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc., a Greek shipping company, filed Amendment No. 36 to Schedule 13D reporting beneficial ownership of 2,178,585 shares of Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, representing approximately 4.9% of Genco's outstanding shares based on 43,586,605 total shares outstanding as of August 5, 2026. Diana Shipping holds sole voting and dispositive power over all reported shares. This long-running Schedule 13D (now at Amendment No. 36) reflects Diana Shipping's sustained investment in Genco as a strategic cross-ownership between two dry bulk shipping operators. The amendment updates the share count to reflect current outstanding shares.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 9SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc. filed its 35th amended Schedule 13D on Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), disclosing sole ownership of 2,383,585 shares representing 5.47% of Genco's outstanding common stock. The ongoing cross-ownership reflects Diana Shipping's strategic interest in Genco's dry bulk shipping operations as both companies operate in related segments. No new transactions were identified as specifically triggering this amendment.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 27SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc. (Marshall Islands) filed SC 13D/A (Amendment No. 34) on Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (GNK) as of August 25, 2026, updating its beneficial ownership in Genco's common stock ($0.01 par value, CUSIP Y2685T131). Ioannis Zafirakis (Athens) is the authorized contact; funds source is BK and WC (bank credit and working capital). The specific share count, percentage, and intent are not visible in the excerpt. At Amendment 34, this is an ongoing, frequently-updated position — Diana Shipping's sustained 13D filings on Genco suggest an active and potentially influential ownership stake in the dry-bulk shipping peer.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 25SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc. (Marshall Islands) filed SC 13D/A (Amendment No. 33) on Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (GNK) as of August 21, 2026, updating its beneficial ownership position in Genco's common stock. Ioannis Zafirakis (Athens) is the authorized contact; funds source is BK and WC. The specific share count and percentage are not visible in the excerpt. This is one of two Diana Shipping 13D/A filings on Genco this period (Amendments 33 and 34), indicating active position management — possibly a gradual increase or decrease in stake warranting two separate event-date filings within days.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 17SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc. filed an amended Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 32) reporting its beneficial ownership stake in Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK). The triggering event occurred on August 14, 2026, with funds sourced from bank credit (BK) and working capital (WC). Diana Shipping (DSX), a Greek-managed dry bulk carrier, has maintained a long-term cross-ownership position in Genco, reflecting the interconnected nature of the dry bulk shipping sector.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 10SC 13D/A
AI summary

Diana Shipping Inc. filed Amendment No. 31 to its Schedule 13D for Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), disclosing updated beneficial ownership. This is a routine amendment in a long-running 13D filing by Diana as a strategic investor in Genco. Specific share count changes are in the filing body.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 27SC 13D/A
AI summary

an institutional investor filed an amended SC 13D/A on 2026-07-27 disclosing a 5%+ beneficial ownership stake in GNK (GNK) representing 14.4% of outstanding shares (43,577,051 shares). The reported intent is strategic acquisition interest. This amendment updates a prior position — watch for changes in share count or intent. The disclosure could presage further accumulation, board engagement, or a takeover bid depending on intent.

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Recent news

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

Quad Graphics Conference: Genco Sees Dry Bulk Tailwinds, Targets $1-Plus Dividendsmarketbeat.com·7d agoGenco Shipping Sees Capesize Boom Fueling Record Dividends and Stronger Earningsmarketbeat.com·8d agoGNK Holdings Issues Open Letter to BARK Shareholders Calling for Greater Accountability and a Clear Path to Shareholder Valueprnewswire.com·18d agoComparing Genco Shipping & Trading (OTCMKTS:GNKOQ) & Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK)defenseworld.net·33d agoGenco Shipping & Trading Limited Issues Open Letter to Shareholders Following Withdrawal by Diana Shipping Inc. of its Offerglobenewswire.com·47d ago

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