Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SBLK or GOGL?

Star Bulk Carriers currently has a consensus price target of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 19.06%. Golden Ocean Group has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.88%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher probable upside, 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
Star Bulk Carriers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is SBLK or GOGL a better dividend stock?

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% 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 and institutionals hold more shares of SBLK or GOGL?

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SBLK or GOGL?

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 4 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Star Bulk Carriers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golden Ocean Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SBLK or GOGL 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
Star Bulk Carriers	18.62%	8.20%	4.92%
Golden Ocean Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SBLK or GOGL?

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
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.72	$304.65M	$1.98	9.35
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.74	$223.21M	$0.57	14.75

Which has more risk and volatility, SBLK or GOGL?

Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.