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$17.37 +0.58 (+3.45%)
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SBLK vs. GLNG, DSX, GNK, NMM, SB, AAL, TFII, GXO, SOBO, and CUK

Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include Golar LNG (GLNG), Diana Shipping (DSX), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Safe Bulkers (SB), American Airlines Group (AAL), TFI International (TFII), GXO Logistics (GXO), South Bow (SOBO), and Carnival (CUK).

Star Bulk Carriers vs. Its Competitors

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Golar LNG (NASDAQ:GLNG) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 2 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Golar LNG and 9 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.52 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)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Golar LNG
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Star Bulk Carriers currently has a consensus target price of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 21.28%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.85%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Golar LNG 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20
Golar LNG
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out -1,428.6% 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. Golar LNG has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Golar LNG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.61$304.65M$1.0516.54
Golar LNG$260.37M15.86$50.84M-$0.07-564.29

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of -2.83%. Golar LNG's return on equity of 6.36% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers10.98% 4.97% 3.03%
Golar LNG -2.83%6.36%3.44%

Summary

Golar LNG beats Star Bulk Carriers on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SBLK vs. The Competition

MetricStar Bulk CarriersTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.04B$2.33B$7.09B$10.45B
Dividend Yield1.19%4.76%940.12%4.79%
P/E Ratio16.5414.4314.6627.12
Price / Sales1.615.06543.95188.70
Price / Cash4.394.397.7130.17
Price / Book0.820.822.686.69
Net Income$304.65M$495.14M$555.48M$276.03M
7 Day Performance-5.80%-2.27%-2.28%-1.13%
1 Month Performance-9.58%-1.46%3.05%6.48%
1 Year Performance-17.48%-7.01%3.69%34.34%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.1718 of 5 stars
$17.37
+3.5%
$21.07
+21.3%
-20.2%$2.04B$1.27B16.54180
GLNG
Golar LNG
3.8499 of 5 stars
$39.29
0.0%
$50.38
+28.2%
+0.1%$4.11B$268.90M-561.211,700Analyst Forecast
DSX
Diana Shipping
1.4153 of 5 stars
$1.77
+4.7%
N/A-34.9%$204.92M$224.19M29.50820
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
3.7751 of 5 stars
$16.97
-1.5%
$19.67
+15.9%
-12.8%$729.03M$423.02M49.911,010
NMM
Navios Maritime Partners
3.5527 of 5 stars
$44.49
-0.7%
N/A-29.2%$1.32B$1.33B4.44186
SB
Safe Bulkers
3.7053 of 5 stars
$4.47
flat
$4.47
-0.1%
-12.1%$457.37M$277.51M10.40920
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.4006 of 5 stars
$11.83
+2.2%
$16.59
+40.2%
-2.3%$7.81B$54.21B14.79133,300
TFII
TFI International
4.0671 of 5 stars
$93.28
+2.3%
$120.18
+28.8%
-37.8%$7.69B$8.40B21.3927,205Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
GXO
GXO Logistics
3.1851 of 5 stars
$55.41
+3.1%
$61.29
+10.6%
-17.1%$6.34B$11.71B104.55152,000
SOBO
South Bow
2.6678 of 5 stars
$28.91
-0.5%
$28.80
-0.4%
+17.7%$6.02B$2.12B15.63N/A
CUK
Carnival
2.0267 of 5 stars
$26.65
+1.2%
N/A+35.0%$5.02B$26.23B13.88115,000

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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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