Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Marine Transportation industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Marine Transportation Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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3 Undervalued Marine Transportation Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Marine Transportation industry for Monday, May 11, 2026. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Marine Transportation industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s Value Grade

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Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. The company also produces and distributes oil and natural gas, including biofuels, motor oil, lubricants, petrol, crudes, liquefied natural gas, marine fuels, natural gas liquids, and petrochemicals. As of December 31, 2024, it owns a fleet of 15 vessels on the water consisting of 12 liquified natural gas carriers with 1.0 million dead weight ton (DWT) and total capacity of 2.1 million cubic meter (CBM), and three Neo-Panamax container carrier vessels with 0.4 million dead weight ton (DWT) and total twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) capacity of 40,320. The company was formerly known as Capital Product Partners L.P. and changed its name to Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. in August 2024. Capital Clean baiEnergy Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. has a Value Score of 76, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s price-to-sales ratio at 3.06 compared to the industry median at 1.27, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s stock less attractive for value investors.

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.60 compared to the industry median at 13.40. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 10.8, when compared to the industry median of 8.6, the company may be considered overvalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of 0.00%. Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 0.81. This could make Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. fairly attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Matson, Inc.’s Value Grade

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Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of ocean transportation and logistics services. It operates through two segments, Ocean Transportation and Logistics. The company offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, and to other island economies in Micronesia; and transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, food products, beverages, building materials, automobiles, household goods, livestock, seafood, general sustenance cargo, e-commerce related goods, garments, consumer electronics, footwear, retail merchandise, and other merchandise. It also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides stevedoring, refrigerated cargo, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska terminal locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, the company provides multimodal transportation brokerage of domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload (LCL), and expedited freight services; LCL consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing, trans-loading, value-added packaging and distribution services; purchase order management, booking services, and non-vessel operating common carrier freight forwarding services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders and non-vessel owning common carriers, retailers and consumer goods manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Matson, Inc. has a Value Score of 68, which is considered to be undervalued.

Matson, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 13.4 compared to the industry median at 13.4. This means that it has a higher price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Matson, Inc. fairly attractive for value investors.

Matson, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Matson, Inc. more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.81.

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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.’s Value Grade

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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides container shipping and related services in Israel and internationally. The company offers door-to-door and port-to-port transportation services for various types of customers, including end-users, consolidators, and freight forwarders. It also provides ZIMonitor, a reefer cargo tracking service, a device attached to the engine of the reefer, and allows customers to track and monitor, cargo, such as pharmaceuticals, food and delicate electronics. As of December 31, 2025, it operated a fleet of 128 vessels, such as 115 container vessels and 13 vehicle transport vessels, as well as a network of 56 weekly lines. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. was incorporated in 1945 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has a Value Score of 100, which is considered to be undervalued.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.’s price-earnings ratio is 6.7 compared to the industry median at 13.4. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. more attractive for value investors.

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. fairly attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 0.81.

You can read more about ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Marine Transportation Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Marine Transportation Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Matson, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Marine Transportation industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Marine Transportation Stocks

Want to learn more about Marine Transportation stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

• 3 Undervalued Marine Transportation Stocks for Monday, May 11
• 3 Undervalued Marine Transportation Stocks for Wednesday, May 06
• Why Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.’s (SHIP) Stock Is Down 7.19%
• Why Toro Corp.’s (TORO) Stock Is Down 11.25%

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