Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. is a global dry bulk shipping company that owns and operates vessels used to transport major and minor bulk commodities. Its fleet serves the international supply chains for iron ore, grain, bauxite, fertilizers, steel products and other dry cargoes.

The company operates a diversified fleet that includes large Capesize and Newcastlemax vessels as well as Panamax, Ultramax and Supramax bulk carriers. Star Bulk’s vessels serve customers and ports across major shipping routes worldwide, supporting commodity trade between producers, exporters and end markets.

Star Bulk Carriers was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Maroussi, Greece, with the company incorporated in the Marshall Islands. In 2024, it completed its combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping, expanding its presence in the larger and smaller segments of the dry bulk market. Petros Pappas serves as chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.79 to $30.72
• 50-Day Range: $24.90 to $32.48
• 52-Week Range: $16.72 to $32.88
• Volume: 2.78 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.64 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.13
• Dividend Yield: 12.04%
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Star Bulk Carriers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Star Bulk Carriers scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 211th out of 657 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Star Bulk Carriers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Star Bulk Carriers is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Star Bulk Carriers has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -19.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Star Bulk Carriers are expected to decrease by -19.68% in the coming year, from $4.32 to $3.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Star Bulk Carriers is 11.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Star Bulk Carriers is 11.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.20.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Star Bulk Carriers has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.41% of the float of Star Bulk Carriers has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Star Bulk Carriers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.58, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Star Bulk Carriers has recently increased by 61.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Star Bulk Carriers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Star Bulk Carriers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Star Bulk Carriers is 141.18%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Star Bulk Carriers will have a dividend payout ratio of 103.75% in the coming year. This indicates that Star Bulk Carriers may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.10

News Sentiment

Star Bulk Carriers has a news sentiment score of 1.10. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Star Bulk Carriers this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

24 people have searched for SBLK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 4% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

27 people have added Star Bulk Carriers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 170% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

7 insiders have purchased shares of Star Bulk Carriers in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,892,753.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0558% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Star Bulk Carriers insiders have bought 64.72% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $4,817,208.00 in company stock and sold $2,924,455.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.90% of the stock of Star Bulk Carriers is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

33.91% of the stock of Star Bulk Carriers is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SBLK
• CIK: 1386716
• Web: www.starbulk.com
• Phone: 302106178400
• Fax: 30 210 61 78 378
• Employees: 294
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Star Bulk Carriers: $31.50
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.13
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $84.17 million
• Net Margins: 23.87%
• Pretax Margin: 23.94%
• Return on Equity: 11.72%
• Return on Assets: 7.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.32
• Current Ratio: 1.91
• Quick Ratio: 1.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.25
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.05
• Book Value: $21.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 113,430,000
• Free Float: 112,404,000
• Market Cap: $3.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70