SBLK vs. AAL, TFII, DINO, SOBO, GXO, OMAB, SNDR, CUK, VRRM, and PAGP
Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include American Airlines Group (AAL), TFI International (TFII), HF Sinclair (DINO), South Bow (SOBO), GXO Logistics (GXO), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Schneider National (SNDR), Carnival Co. & (CUK), Verra Mobility (VRRM), and Plains GP (PAGP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Star Bulk Carriers vs. Its Competitors
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 3 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for American Airlines Group and 3 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat American Airlines Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 24.08% compared to American Airlines Group's net margin of 1.56%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 12.48% beat American Airlines Group's return on equity.
American Airlines Group presently has a consensus target price of $15.68, suggesting a potential upside of 41.81%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 30.78%. Given American Airlines Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe American Airlines Group is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.
American Airlines Group has higher revenue and earnings than Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Airlines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. American Airlines Group pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% 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.
American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
American Airlines Group received 441 more outperform votes than Star Bulk Carriers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.27% of users gave Star Bulk Carriers an outperform vote while only 65.03% of users gave American Airlines Group an outperform vote.
52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of American Airlines Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
American Airlines Group beats Star Bulk Carriers on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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