SBLK vs. AAL, TFII, DINO, SOBO, GXO, SNDR, OMAB, VRRM, PAGP, and CUK
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), Schneider National (SNDR), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Verra Mobility (VRRM), Plains GP (PAGP), and Carnival Co. & (CUK). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Star Bulk Carriers vs.
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
52.4% of American Airlines Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of American Airlines Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
American Airlines Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, American Airlines Group had 12 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for American Airlines Group and 8 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. American Airlines Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.74 indicating that American Airlines Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
American Airlines Group pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. American Airlines Group pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 12.5% 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 presently has a consensus target price of $15.68, suggesting a potential upside of 27.51%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than American Airlines Group.
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.
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 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.
Summary
American Airlines Group beats Star Bulk Carriers on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 5/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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