Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors $8.37 +0.21 (+2.57%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.37 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/1/2025 07:51 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GOGL vs. SBLK, DSX, GNK, SB, FRO, GLNG, STNG, TNK, SFL, and TKShould you be buying Golden Ocean Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Golden Ocean Group include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Diana Shipping (DSX), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Safe Bulkers (SB), Frontline (FRO), Golar LNG (GLNG), Scorpio Tankers (STNG), Teekay Tankers (TNK), SFL (SFL), and Teekay (TK). Golden Ocean Group vs. Its Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Diana Shipping Genco Shipping & Trading Safe Bulkers Frontline Golar LNG Scorpio Tankers Teekay Tankers SFL Teekay Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, GOGL or SBLK? Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GOGL or SBLK? Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.46%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 19.71%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Golden Ocean Group is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golden Ocean Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GOGL or SBLK more profitable? Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 18.62% compared to Golden Ocean Group's net margin of 13.16%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 8.20% beat Golden Ocean Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golden Ocean Group13.16% 5.56% 3.08% Star Bulk Carriers 18.62%8.20%4.92% Is GOGL or SBLK a better dividend stock? Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOGL or SBLK? 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOGL or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Ocean Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolden Ocean Group$863.61M1.93$223.21M$0.5714.68Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.71$304.65M$1.989.30 Does the media favor GOGL or SBLK? In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 5 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golden Ocean Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Star Bulk Carriers 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Golden Ocean Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOGL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GOGL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GOGL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGolden Ocean GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.63B$2.60B$7.13B$9.53BDividend Yield2.42%5.06%706.15%4.08%P/E Ratio14.687.3212.9323.80Price / Sales1.932.53527.9588.08Price / Cash4.714.117.6657.96Price / Book0.880.782.065.55Net Income$223.21M$527.30M$574.24M$259.03M7 Day Performance-3.46%-4.23%-5.20%-4.56%1 Month Performance6.90%0.19%-2.14%4.49%1 Year Performance-27.34%-19.64%-2.64%18.05% Golden Ocean Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOGLGolden Ocean Group1.8782 of 5 stars$8.37+2.6%$10.25+22.5%-30.0%$1.63B$863.61M14.6840Short Interest ↑SBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.1234 of 5 stars$18.85+0.3%$22.05+17.0%-15.3%$2.22B$1.24B9.52180Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeDSXDiana Shipping1.8004 of 5 stars$1.62-0.9%N/A-41.2%$186.97M$228.21M-161.50820News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGNKGenco Shipping & Trading3.9474 of 5 stars$16.22+0.3%$18.67+15.1%-15.6%$696.80M$376.85M15.601,010Upcoming EarningsSBSafe Bulkers4.2989 of 5 stars$4.23-0.4%$4.47+5.7%-20.9%$444.89M$307.63M6.31920Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFROFrontline3.2884 of 5 stars$19.18+3.6%$20.62+7.5%-22.3%$4.27B$1.90B12.2980GLNGGolar LNG3.6152 of 5 stars$40.38-0.4%$53.00+31.3%+18.1%$4.22B$260.37M1,346.451,700STNGScorpio Tankers4.5635 of 5 stars$44.81+1.6%$60.50+35.0%-38.5%$2.29B$1.07B4.4130Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTNKTeekay Tankers3.6227 of 5 stars$44.65+1.1%$50.67+13.5%-31.0%$1.53B$1.09B4.792,000News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpSFLSFL0.86 of 5 stars$9.43+1.1%N/A-23.7%$1.37B$904.40M23.0020News CoverageTKTeekay1.8274 of 5 stars$7.68+2.1%N/A-10.4%$705.33M$1.22B5.452,300News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Star Bulk Carriers Competitors Diana Shipping Competitors Genco Shipping & Trading Competitors Safe Bulkers Competitors Frontline Competitors Golar LNG Competitors Scorpio Tankers Competitors Teekay Tankers Competitors SFL Competitors Teekay Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GOGL) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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