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SBLK vs. TFII, DINO, SOBO, GXO, OMAB, SNDR, CUK, VRRM, PAGP, and CAAP

Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include 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), Plains GP (PAGP), and Corporación América Airports (CAAP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

Star Bulk Carriers vs.

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

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of TFI International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of TFI International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $22.05, indicating a potential upside of 37.90%. TFI International has a consensus target price of $121.19, indicating a potential upside of 39.54%. Given TFI International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TFI International 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
TFI International
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

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 60.62% of users gave TFI International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Star Bulk CarriersOutperform Votes
487
70.27%
Underperform Votes
206
29.73%
TFI InternationalOutperform Votes
177
60.62%
Underperform Votes
115
39.38%

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
Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.49$173.56M$1.988.08
TFI International$8.49B0.85$504.88M$4.5719.00

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. TFI International pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TFI International pays out 39.4% 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 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
Star Bulk Carriers24.08% 12.48% 7.37%
TFI International 5.08%18.40%6.75%

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 5 more articles in the media than TFI International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 5 mentions for TFI International. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat TFI International's score of 0.74 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
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
TFI International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TFI International has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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$1.88B$761.55M$286.41B$8.39B
Dividend Yield2.22%5.33%3.77%4.11%
P/E Ratio5.575.7613.7019.71
Price / Sales1.491.20265.80120.55
Price / Cash2.994.0411.5434.62
Price / Book0.540.621.924.50
Net Income$173.56M$99.79M$515.10M$248.22M
7 Day Performance-4.82%-3.45%-2.30%0.56%
1 Month Performance17.92%5.59%9.92%13.17%
1 Year Performance-37.47%-29.05%-9.52%7.30%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
4.1479 of 5 stars
$15.99
-0.2%
$22.05
+37.9%
-39.0%$1.88B$1.27B5.57180
TFII
TFI International
4.4408 of 5 stars
$88.76
-1.6%
$120.69
+36.0%
-33.6%$7.41B$8.49B17.7525,800Analyst Forecast
DINO
HF Sinclair
4.6763 of 5 stars
$36.14
-1.3%
$43.30
+19.8%
-38.6%$6.81B$27.92B44.075,220News Coverage
Positive News
SOBO
South Bow
N/A$24.70
-0.4%
$26.25
+6.3%
N/A$5.14B$2.12B13.35N/ATrending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GXO
GXO Logistics
2.8422 of 5 stars
$41.79
-1.1%
$54.57
+30.6%
-25.1%$4.78B$12.23B37.31135,000Gap Up
OMAB
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte
1.6712 of 5 stars
$100.92
+0.3%
$88.38
-12.4%
+16.9%$4.29B$14.89B17.801,100Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
SNDR
Schneider National
4.4067 of 5 stars
$24.33
-0.3%
$26.50
+8.9%
+10.6%$4.26B$5.37B37.4317,000Analyst Revision
CUK
Carnival Co. &
1.5484 of 5 stars
$21.08
-0.2%
N/A+35.9%$3.96B$25.42B15.1740,000News Coverage
Positive News
VRRM
Verra Mobility
2.4913 of 5 stars
$23.68
-0.2%
$27.38
+15.6%
-12.5%$3.78B$892.73M39.471,430News Coverage
Positive News
PAGP
Plains GP
2.8619 of 5 stars
$18.10
-1.7%
$20.83
+15.1%
-4.9%$3.58B$50.09B34.154,100News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
CAAP
Corporación América Airports
1.9483 of 5 stars
$21.88
+2.0%
$21.47
-1.9%
+14.3%$3.57B$1.84B10.135,800News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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