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SBLK vs. TFII, AAL, DINO, SOBO, GXO, SNDR, PAGP, OMAB, VRRM, and GBTG

Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include TFI International (TFII), American Airlines Group (AAL), HF Sinclair (DINO), South Bow (SOBO), GXO Logistics (GXO), Schneider National (SNDR), Plains GP (PAGP), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Verra Mobility (VRRM), and Global Business Travel Group (GBTG). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Star Bulk Carriers vs.

TFI International (NYSE:TFII) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. TFI International pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 12.5% 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. Star Bulk Carriers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

73.3% of TFI International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of TFI International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

TFI International has higher revenue and earnings than Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TFI International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TFI International$8.49B0.79$504.88M$4.5717.53
Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.38$173.56M$2.875.16

Star Bulk Carriers received 310 more outperform votes than TFI International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Star Bulk Carriers an outperform vote while only 61.03% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
TFI InternationalOutperform Votes
177
61.03%
Underperform Votes
113
38.97%
Star Bulk CarriersOutperform Votes
487
70.27%
Underperform Votes
206
29.73%

In the previous week, TFI International had 47 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 55 mentions for TFI International and 8 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat TFI International's score of -0.04 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
TFI International
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
25 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Star Bulk Carriers
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

TFI International has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 24.08% compared to TFI International's net margin of 5.08%. TFI International's return on equity of 18.40% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TFI International5.08% 18.40% 6.75%
Star Bulk Carriers 24.08%12.48%7.37%

TFI International presently has a consensus price target of $124.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.81%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 48.99%. Given TFI International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe TFI International is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TFI International
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78
Star Bulk Carriers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

TFI International beats Star Bulk Carriers on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SBLK vs. The Competition

MetricStar Bulk CarriersDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.74B$733.43M$287.30B$7.93B
Dividend Yield2.48%5.78%4.02%4.22%
P/E Ratio5.165.4913.1618.54
Price / Sales1.381.19213.27103.30
Price / Cash2.994.0411.5434.62
Price / Book0.500.621.794.25
Net Income$173.56M$99.79M$515.10M$248.18M
7 Day Performance2.14%-0.46%0.00%1.03%
1 Month Performance-5.43%-2.80%-1.21%2.70%
1 Year Performance-40.39%-27.11%-10.93%4.05%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.2866 of 5 stars
$14.80
+0.4%
$22.05
+49.0%
-39.7%$1.74B$1.27B5.16180Short Interest ↓
Positive News
TFII
TFI International
4.3343 of 5 stars
$79.61
-0.3%
$126.25
+58.6%
-38.3%$6.69B$8.40B15.9325,800Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.7873 of 5 stars
$9.81
+0.6%
$16.25
+65.7%
-26.1%$6.45B$54.21B8.58129,700Short Interest ↑
DINO
HF Sinclair
4.8908 of 5 stars
$30.82
+1.0%
$44.50
+44.4%
-41.6%$5.80B$28.58B37.575,220Earnings Report
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Up
SOBO
South Bow
N/A$25.00
+0.3%
$26.25
+5.0%
N/A$5.20B$2.12B13.51N/AAnalyst Revision
GXO
GXO Logistics
3.529 of 5 stars
$35.87
+0.3%
$54.57
+52.1%
-26.6%$4.20B$11.71B32.00135,000Upcoming Earnings
SNDR
Schneider National
4.4655 of 5 stars
$21.95
flat
$26.93
+22.7%
+3.7%$3.85B$5.29B33.7517,000Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
PAGP
Plains GP
2.9779 of 5 stars
$19.47
+0.4%
$20.83
+7.0%
+0.4%$3.85B$50.07B36.724,100Positive News
OMAB
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
1.2994 of 5 stars
$87.96
-2.4%
$82.50
-6.2%
+2.8%$3.71B$15.07B15.391,100Earnings Report
News Coverage
VRRM
Verra Mobility
2.2416 of 5 stars
$21.81
-0.5%
$26.33
+20.8%
-8.4%$3.48B$879.21M36.341,430Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
GBTG
Global Business Travel Group
2.1784 of 5 stars
$6.79
+0.2%
$9.90
+45.9%
+11.8%$3.25B$2.42B-18.8519,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage

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