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$18.52 +0.50 (+2.77%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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SBLK vs. GLNG, GOGL, DAC, DSX, GNK, GSL, NMM, SB, DINO, and AAL

Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include Golar LNG (GLNG), Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Danaos (DAC), Diana Shipping (DSX), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), Safe Bulkers (SB), HF Sinclair (DINO), and American Airlines Group (AAL).

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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Golar LNG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Golar LNG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 18.62% compared to Golar LNG's net margin of 1.04%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 8.20% beat Golar LNG's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers18.62% 8.20% 4.92%
Golar LNG 1.04%6.82%3.98%

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 2 more articles in the media than Golar LNG. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 4 mentions for Golar LNG. Golar LNG's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.63 indicating that Golar LNG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Star Bulk Carriers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Golar LNG
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Golar LNG. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golar LNG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.72$304.65M$1.989.35
Golar LNG$260.37M16.37$50.84M$0.031,359.00

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Golar LNG pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golar LNG pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golar LNG has increased 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 a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golar LNG has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $22.05, indicating a potential upside of 19.06%. Golar LNG has a consensus target price of $50.88, indicating a potential upside of 24.79%. Given Golar LNG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Golar LNG 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
Golar LNG
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.29

Summary

Golar LNG beats Star Bulk Carriers on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SBLK vs. The Competition

MetricStar Bulk CarriersTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.18B$2.50B$7.18B$9.09B
Dividend Yield1.08%5.11%922.81%4.03%
P/E Ratio9.356.9613.2320.31
Price / Sales1.722.33361.1999.68
Price / Cash4.844.197.6227.98
Price / Book0.880.792.145.50
Net Income$304.65M$527.30M$559.82M$250.38M
7 Day Performance2.66%3.11%2.13%4.79%
1 Month Performance6.44%0.11%5.33%9.59%
1 Year Performance-23.25%-21.80%4.98%16.41%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.6156 of 5 stars
$18.52
+2.8%
$22.05
+19.1%
-23.2%$2.18B$1.27B9.35180News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
GLNG
Golar LNG
2.3031 of 5 stars
$41.70
+0.5%
$50.88
+22.0%
+18.9%$4.36B$260.37M1,390.461,700Analyst Downgrade
GOGL
Golden Ocean Group
2.3372 of 5 stars
$7.93
-0.1%
$10.25
+29.3%
-36.4%$1.59B$968.42M13.9140
DAC
Danaos
3.4749 of 5 stars
$89.22
+1.7%
$105.00
+17.7%
+3.2%$1.69B$1.01B3.661,875Positive News
DSX
Diana Shipping
0.7559 of 5 stars
$1.50
-1.6%
N/A-42.6%$173.08M$228.21M-149.50820News Coverage
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
3.8843 of 5 stars
$13.91
-0.3%
$18.67
+34.2%
-28.0%$597.57M$423.02M13.381,010
GSL
Global Ship Lease
2.6456 of 5 stars
$27.04
+1.2%
$29.00
+7.2%
+8.1%$958.57M$711.05M2.557
NMM
Navios Maritime Partners
4.6624 of 5 stars
$38.66
+0.1%
$80.00
+106.9%
-21.8%$1.15B$1.33B3.52186News Coverage
SB
Safe Bulkers
3.0216 of 5 stars
$3.79
+0.3%
$4.47
+17.9%
-27.0%$399.09M$307.63M5.66920
DINO
HF Sinclair
4.0139 of 5 stars
$44.12
-0.1%
$43.70
-1.0%
-6.3%$8.31B$28.58B-57.305,297News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
AAL
American Airlines Group
4.3578 of 5 stars
$11.57
-1.0%
$15.84
+36.9%
+14.4%$7.63B$54.21B12.86133,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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