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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
Golar LNG beats Star Bulk Carriers on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff