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$19.21 +0.02 (+0.10%)
Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$19.25 +0.04 (+0.21%)
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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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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$1.27B1.79$304.65M$1.0518.30
Golar LNG$260.37M16.33$50.84M-$0.07-581.00

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%

Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.67%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $49.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.89%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Golar LNG
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Golar LNG had 4 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Golar LNG and 9 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Golar LNG's score of 0.92 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
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Golar LNG
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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 a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Golar LNG beats Star Bulk Carriers on 12 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$2.26B$2.52B$7.13B$10.14B
Dividend Yield1.04%4.56%940.00%4.60%
P/E Ratio18.3011.2213.7125.98
Price / Sales1.793.25640.81181.19
Price / Cash5.024.618.0260.44
Price / Book0.910.872.206.29
Net Income$304.65M$498.97M$556.72M$271.07M
7 Day Performance-0.52%2.04%1.09%3.87%
1 Month Performance1.16%3.15%2.51%4.88%
1 Year Performance-7.64%-10.13%10.67%26.12%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.9047 of 5 stars
$19.21
+0.1%
$21.07
+9.7%
-7.1%$2.26B$1.27B18.30180News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
GLNG
Golar LNG
3.1593 of 5 stars
$41.21
-6.8%
$49.17
+19.3%
+29.4%$4.31B$260.37M-588.631,700High Trading Volume
DSX
Diana Shipping
2.5913 of 5 stars
$1.79
+6.9%
N/A-18.2%$206.65M$228.21M29.75820News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
3.0795 of 5 stars
$18.06
+1.4%
$18.00
-0.3%
+5.4%$775.64M$423.02M53.101,010News Coverage
Insider Trade
NMM
Navios Maritime Partners
4.422 of 5 stars
$49.11
+2.3%
$80.00
+62.9%
-13.4%$1.46B$1.33B4.90186
SB
Safe Bulkers
3.1609 of 5 stars
$4.47
+0.3%
$4.47
+0.0%
-2.4%$456.86M$307.63M10.38920Positive News
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.4082 of 5 stars
$12.95
-1.0%
$16.94
+30.8%
+18.7%$8.54B$54.21B16.19133,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TFII
TFI International
4.6497 of 5 stars
$95.23
-1.3%
$117.13
+23.0%
-34.5%$7.86B$8.40B21.8427,205News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
GXO
GXO Logistics
3.337 of 5 stars
$52.20
-0.8%
$59.50
+14.0%
+3.2%$5.98B$11.71B98.50152,000Positive News
SOBO
South Bow
2.1456 of 5 stars
$27.86
+0.7%
$28.80
+3.4%
N/A$5.80B$2.12B15.06N/APositive News
CUK
Carnival
2.2458 of 5 stars
$28.80
-0.2%
N/A+88.1%$5.43B$25.02B15.57115,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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