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Safe Bulkers (SB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.12 +0.05 (+1.10%)
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About Safe Bulkers Stock (NYSE:SB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.07
$4.14
50-Day Range
$3.62
$4.30
52-Week Range
$3.02
$5.24
Volume
168,469 shs
Average Volume
533,041 shs
Market Capitalization
$422.07 million
P/E Ratio
9.59
Dividend Yield
4.85%
Price Target
$4.47
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Safe Bulkers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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79th Percentile Overall Score

SB MarketRank™: 

Safe Bulkers scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 238 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Safe Bulkers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Safe Bulkers has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Safe Bulkers' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Safe Bulkers are expected to decrease by -6.45% in the coming year, from $0.62 to $0.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.96.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.06.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Safe Bulkers has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.59% of the float of Safe Bulkers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Safe Bulkers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Safe Bulkers has recently decreased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Safe Bulkers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.09%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Safe Bulkers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Safe Bulkers is 46.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Safe Bulkers will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.48% next year. This indicates that Safe Bulkers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Safe Bulkers' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.59% of the float of Safe Bulkers has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Safe Bulkers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Safe Bulkers has recently decreased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Safe Bulkers has a news sentiment score of 0.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Safe Bulkers this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for SB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Safe Bulkers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Safe Bulkers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    40.25% of the stock of Safe Bulkers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 21.69% of the stock of Safe Bulkers is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Safe Bulkers' insider trading history.
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SB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Safe Bulkers' stock was trading at $3.57 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SB stock has increased by 15.3% and is now trading at $4.1150.

Safe Bulkers, Inc (NYSE:SB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The shipping company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The shipping company had revenue of $65.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.40 million. Safe Bulkers had a net margin of 19.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.80%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Top institutional investors of Safe Bulkers include Denali Advisors LLC (0.88%), Koss Olinger Consulting LLC (0.16%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.10%) and Savvy Advisors Inc. (0.02%).
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of SB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Safe Bulkers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), CrowdStrike (CRWD), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/20 Dividend
6/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend
6/06/2025
Dividend Payable
6/20/2025
Last Earnings
7/29/2025
Today
8/05/2025
Record date for 9/5 Dividend
8/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend
8/21/2025
Dividend Payable
9/05/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
TRANS - SHIP
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:SB
CIK
1434754
Employees
920
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$5.00
Low Price Target
$4.20
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.43
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.50
Forward P/E Ratio
6.59
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$97.38 million
Net Margins
19.25%
Pretax Margin
19.25%
Return on Equity
5.80%
Return on Assets
3.45%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.60
Current Ratio
1.70
Quick Ratio
1.70

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$277.51 million
Price / Sales
1.51
Cash Flow
$1.39 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.93
Book Value
$7.79 per share
Price / Book
0.52

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
102,320,000
Free Float
61,136,000
Market Cap
$417.98 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.17
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This page (NYSE:SB) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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