GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited
GNK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over GNK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GNK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GNK's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GNK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 4x | $7.24 | -73% |
| Fair | 10x | $18.34 | -31% |
| Forward | 10x | $26.41 | — |
| Current | 15x | $26.41 | — |
| Expensive | 56x | $100 | +280% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GNK's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT has the edge over GNK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
GNK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GNK, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
GNK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.55 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.79 | +$1.96 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.92 | +171% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.39 | -63% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.10 | -106% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | -111% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.34 | 0% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.04 | +1386% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.75 | +$2.05 |
GNK has returned to profit: it earned $1.79 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over GNK on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GNK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $151.9M | +90% |
| Q2 2026 | $136.4M | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2025 | $109.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $79.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $80.9M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $71.3M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $99.2M | -14% |
GNK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $152M last quarter, up 90% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +26 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +21 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | -21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.3% | -30 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -33 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +8.6 points |
GNK has the edge over VRT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over GNK on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT's operating margin was 23% last quarter, up 3.5 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
GNK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $65.4M | +902% |
| Q2 2026 | $32.5M | +652% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.3M | +579% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.6M | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5M | -81% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M | -84% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -93% |
| Q4 2024 | $29.3M | -25% |
GNK still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $129M over the past year.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over GNK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
GNK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +62.2K shares |
| 1 year | +2.8% | +1.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +1.9M shares |
| Available history | +6.3% | +2.6M shares |
GNK has 45M diluted shares, up 2.8% from a year ago.
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over GNK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
GNK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GNK's net debt is about 1.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over GNK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
GNK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 48.7 | Neutral |
GNK's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
GNK PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | GNK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 24x | 39% below |
| PE % | 56 | 58 | 2 pts below |
GNK has the edge over VRT on valuation relative to its sector.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
GNK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $26.1 | 1.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $26.1 | 1.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.7 | 11% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.4 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $18.2 | 45% above |
GNK has the edge over VRT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 70% above its 200-week average.
GNK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.6 | $7.24 | -32% |
| 2021 | $7.24 | $15.3 | +111% |
| 2022 | $15.3 | $15.6 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $15.6 | $16.6 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | $16.6 | $13.9 | -16% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $18.8 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $18.8 | $26.4 | +41% |
GNK has the edge over VRT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT's yearly returns have swung widely, from +275% in 2023 to −48% in 2022. It's up 25% so far in 2026.