Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors $7.98 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/20/2025 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. 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 2.5%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GOGL or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Ocean Group. Golden Ocean Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Bulk Carriers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolden Ocean Group$968.42M1.64$223.21M$0.5714.00Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.79$304.65M$1.0518.30 Which has more risk and volatility, GOGL or SBLK? Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GOGL or SBLK? Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.45%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $21.07, indicating a potential upside of 9.67%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the media favor GOGL or SBLK? In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 9 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 0 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Golden Ocean Group Neutral Star Bulk Carriers Very Positive Is GOGL or SBLK more profitable? Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Star Bulk Carriers' net margin of 10.98%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 5.56% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golden Ocean Group13.16% 5.56% 3.08% Star Bulk Carriers 10.98%4.97%3.03% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOGL or SBLK? 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.59B$2.52B$7.24B$10.14BDividend Yield2.51%4.56%939.99%4.59%P/E Ratio14.0011.2213.7325.93Price / Sales1.643.37456.99126.81Price / Cash4.604.618.0260.44Price / Book0.840.872.206.29Net Income$223.21M$498.97M$556.72M$270.77M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.04%0.92%3.88%1 Month Performance-3.51%3.15%2.37%4.88%1 Year Performance-31.50%-10.13%10.62%26.01% Golden Ocean Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOGLGolden Ocean Group1.6105 of 5 stars$7.98flat$10.25+28.4%N/A$1.59B$968.42M14.0040SBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.796 of 5 stars$19.45+0.7%$21.07+8.3%-7.1%$2.29B$1.27B18.52180News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓DSXDiana Shipping2.8433 of 5 stars$1.79+6.9%N/A-18.2%$206.66M$224.19M29.75820Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGNKGenco Shipping & Trading2.9253 of 5 stars$18.06+1.4%$18.00-0.3%+5.4%$775.64M$423.02M53.101,010News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSBSafe Bulkers3.1463 of 5 stars$4.47+0.3%$4.47+0.0%-2.4%$456.86M$277.51M10.38920FROFrontline2.935 of 5 stars$22.90+3.4%$21.87-4.5%+1.9%$5.10B$2.16B21.4080Positive NewsGLNGGolar LNG3.2973 of 5 stars$41.21-6.8%$49.17+19.3%+29.4%$4.62B$268.90M-588.631,700High Trading VolumeSTNGScorpio Tankers3.6174 of 5 stars$58.62+10.5%$59.00+0.6%-13.0%$2.99B$1.24B7.9930High Trading VolumeTNKTeekay Tankers3.0283 of 5 stars$53.19+2.1%$50.67-4.7%-5.3%$1.82B$1.23B6.612,000News CoveragePositive NewsSFLSFL1.2923 of 5 stars$8.27+0.4%N/A-26.8%$1.20B$904.40M31.7920Gap DownTKTeekay2.1111 of 5 stars$8.62+2.3%N/A-1.2%$773.26M$992.52M6.112,300Positive News 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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