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

Company Overview

Star Bulk Carriers Corp is a global shipping company engaged in the ocean transport of dry bulk commodities. The company owns and operates a diversified fleet of bulk carriers, including Handymax, Supramax, Panamax and Capesize vessels. Its ships are designed to carry a broad range of cargoes, such as iron ore, coal, grain, bauxite and phosphate, catering to industrial and agricultural customers worldwide.

The company’s vessels operate on major trade routes across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, connecting producers and consumers in Asia, Europe, North and South America. Star Bulk offers time charter, voyage charter and bareboat charter services, adapting its commercial strategy to market conditions and customer needs. Its fleet deployment philosophy emphasizes fuel efficiency, route optimization and compliance with international regulatory standards.

Incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and headquartered in Athens, Greece, Star Bulk is listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker SBLK. The company’s management team brings together maritime, technical and financial expertise, supported by an in-house technical management group responsible for vessel operations, safety and environmental performance. Since its inception, Star Bulk has focused on building a modern fleet and maintaining strong relationships with charterers, shipyards and financial partners.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.11 to $26.83
• 50-Day Range: $21.84 to $27.34
• 52-Week Range: $15.78 to $28.28
• Volume: 1.47 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.22 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.99 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.61%
• Price Target: $30.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Star Bulk Carriers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Star Bulk Carriers scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 21st out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Star Bulk Carriers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $30.50, representing about 15.5% upside from its current price of $26.40.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Star Bulk Carriers has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -20.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Star Bulk Carriers are expected to decrease by -20.78% in the coming year, from $3.85 to $3.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Star Bulk Carriers is 21.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Star Bulk Carriers is 21.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 23.16.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Star Bulk Carriers has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.35% 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 1.82, 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 decreased by 0.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Star Bulk Carriers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.61%, 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 118.40%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Star Bulk Carriers will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.52% next year. This indicates that Star Bulk Carriers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Star Bulk Carriers has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Star Bulk Carriers this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 19 people have searched for SBLK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Star Bulk Carriers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Star Bulk Carriers insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,204,562.00 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: 2/25/2026
• Record date for 3/19 Dividend: 3/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/19 Dividend: 3/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/19/2026
• Today: 5/26/2026
• Record date for 6/22 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/22 Dividend: 6/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - SHIP
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SBLK
• CIK: 1386716
• Web: www.starbulk.com
• Phone: 302106178400
• Fax: 30 210 61 78 378
• Employees: 180
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Star Bulk Carriers: $30.50
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $29.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.86
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $84.17 million
• Net Margins: 13.01%
• Pretax Margin: 8.16%
• Return on Equity: 6.82%
• Return on Assets: 4.31%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.87
• Cash Flow: $2.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.28
• Book Value: $21.59 per share
• Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 113,430,000
• Free Float: 112,404,000
• Market Cap: $2.99 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.71