Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Competitors $15.99 -0.03 (-0.19%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.82 -0.18 (-1.09%) As of 06:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SBLK vs. TFII, DINO, SOBO, GXO, OMAB, SNDR, CUK, VRRM, PAGP, and CAAPShould 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. TFI International HF Sinclair South Bow GXO Logistics Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Schneider National Carnival Co. & Verra Mobility Plains GP Corporación América Airports 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. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SBLK or TFII? 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. Do analysts rate SBLK or TFII? 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) 2.50TFI International 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBLK or TFII? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStar Bulk CarriersOutperform Votes48770.27% Underperform Votes20629.73% TFI InternationalOutperform Votes17760.62% Underperform Votes11539.38% Which has higher valuation & earnings, SBLK or TFII? 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 RatioStar Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.49$173.56M$1.988.08TFI International$8.49B0.85$504.88M$4.5719.00 Is SBLK or TFII a better dividend stock? 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. Is SBLK or TFII more profitable? 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% Does the media refer more to SBLK or TFII? 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 Which has more volatility and risk, SBLK or TFII? 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. SummaryTFI International beats Star Bulk Carriers on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Star Bulk Carriers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBLK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBLK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStar Bulk CarriersDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.88B$761.55M$286.41B$8.39BDividend Yield2.22%5.33%3.77%4.11%P/E Ratio5.575.7613.7019.71Price / Sales1.491.20265.80120.55Price / Cash2.994.0411.5434.62Price / Book0.540.621.924.50Net Income$173.56M$99.79M$515.10M$248.22M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.1479 of 5 stars$15.99-0.2%$22.05+37.9%-39.0%$1.88B$1.27B5.57180TFIITFI International4.4408 of 5 stars$88.76-1.6%$120.69+36.0%-33.6%$7.41B$8.49B17.7525,800Analyst ForecastDINOHF Sinclair4.6763 of 5 stars$36.14-1.3%$43.30+19.8%-38.6%$6.81B$27.92B44.075,220News CoveragePositive NewsSOBOSouth BowN/A$24.70-0.4%$26.25+6.3%N/A$5.14B$2.12B13.35N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGXOGXO Logistics2.8422 of 5 stars$41.79-1.1%$54.57+30.6%-25.1%$4.78B$12.23B37.31135,000Gap UpOMABGrupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte1.6712 of 5 stars$100.92+0.3%$88.38-12.4%+16.9%$4.29B$14.89B17.801,100Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSNDRSchneider National4.4067 of 5 stars$24.33-0.3%$26.50+8.9%+10.6%$4.26B$5.37B37.4317,000Analyst RevisionCUKCarnival Co. &1.5484 of 5 stars$21.08-0.2%N/A+35.9%$3.96B$25.42B15.1740,000News CoveragePositive NewsVRRMVerra Mobility2.4913 of 5 stars$23.68-0.2%$27.38+15.6%-12.5%$3.78B$892.73M39.471,430News CoveragePositive NewsPAGPPlains GP2.8619 of 5 stars$18.10-1.7%$20.83+15.1%-4.9%$3.58B$50.09B34.154,100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCAAPCorporación América Airports1.9483 of 5 stars$21.88+2.0%$21.47-1.9%+14.3%$3.57B$1.84B10.135,800News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TFI International Alternatives HF Sinclair Alternatives South Bow Alternatives GXO Logistics Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Alternatives Schneider National Alternatives Carnival Co. & Alternatives Verra Mobility Alternatives Plains GP Alternatives Corporación América Airports Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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