Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, GOGL or SBLK?

Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GOGL or SBLK?

Golden Ocean Group presently has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.95%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 26.87%. 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)	2.00
Star 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 Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%
Star Bulk Carriers	18.62%	8.20%	4.92%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.53	$223.21M	$0.57	13.04
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.62	$304.65M	$1.98	8.78

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 2.7%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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.

Does the media prefer GOGL or SBLK?

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 4 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 2 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.47 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Star Bulk Carriers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.