NYSE:SB Safe Bulkers (SB) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.26 -0.06 (-1.28%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.27 +0.01 (+0.33%) As of 07:00 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Safe Bulkers Stock (NYSE:SB) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Safe Bulkers alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.25▼$4.3150-Day Range$3.62▼$4.3552-Week Range$3.02▼$5.24Volume376,254 shsAverage Volume367,130 shsMarket Capitalization$435.37 millionP/E Ratio9.90Dividend Yield4.70%Price Target$4.47Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Safe Bulkers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides marine drybulk transportation services. It owns and operates drybulk vessels for transporting bulk cargoes primarily coal, grain, and iron ore. The company has a fleet of 47 drybulk vessels having an aggregate carrying capacity of 4,719,600 deadweight tons. Its fleet consists of 10 Panamax class vessels, 11 Kamsarmax class vessels, 18 post-Panamax class vessels, and 8 Capesize class vessels. Safe Bulkers, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Monaco. Read More Safe Bulkers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks70th Percentile Overall ScoreSB MarketRank™: Safe Bulkers scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 125 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingSafe Bulkers has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageSafe Bulkers has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Safe Bulkers' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-6.45% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Safe Bulkers are expected to decrease by -6.45% in the coming year, from $0.62 to $0.58 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 14.59.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSafe Bulkers has a P/B Ratio of 0.53. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Safe Bulkers' valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.78% of the float of Safe Bulkers has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSafe Bulkers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Safe Bulkers has recently increased by 7.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipSafe Bulkers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.64%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthSafe Bulkers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Safe Bulkers is 46.51%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Safe Bulkers will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.48% next year. This indicates that Safe Bulkers will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Safe Bulkers' dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.6 / 5Environmental Score-5.84 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.78% of the float of Safe Bulkers has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSafe Bulkers has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Safe Bulkers has recently increased by 7.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media1.1 / 5News SentimentN/A Search Interest2 people have searched for SB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Safe Bulkers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Safe Bulkers insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders40.25% of the stock of Safe Bulkers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 21.69% of the stock of Safe Bulkers is held by institutions.Read more about Safe Bulkers' insider trading history. Receive SB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Safe Bulkers and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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SB Stock News HeadlinesSafe Bulkers Sells Kamsarmax Vessel as Part of Fleet Renewal StrategyAugust 13, 2025 | msn.comSafe Bulkers completes sale of oldest Kamsarmax vesselsAugust 13, 2025 | msn.com$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could be the biggest technology story of this decade. In short, he believes what he's holding in his hand is the key to the $100 trillion AI boom… And only one company here in the U.S. can mine this obscure metal.August 28 at 2:00 AM | Brownstone Research (Ad)Safe Bulkers enters agreement for sale of MV Pedhoulas MerchantAugust 12, 2025 | msn.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Sale of a 2006-Built Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk Vessel | SB Stock NewsAugust 12, 2025 | gurufocus.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Sale of MV Pedhoulas Merchant for $11.5 Million as Part of Fleet Renewal StrategyAugust 12, 2025 | quiverquant.comQSafe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Sale of a 2006-Built Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk VesselAugust 12, 2025 | gurufocus.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Sale of a 2006-Built Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk VesselAugust 12, 2025 | globenewswire.comSee More Headlines SB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SB shares performed this year? Safe Bulkers' stock was trading at $3.57 at the start of the year. Since then, SB stock has increased by 19.2% and is now trading at $4.2550. How were Safe Bulkers' earnings last quarter? Safe Bulkers, Inc (NYSE:SB) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 29th. The shipping company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.07. The shipping company had revenue of $65.75 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $60.40 million. Safe Bulkers had a net margin of 19.25% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.80%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Safe Bulkers' major shareholders? Safe Bulkers' top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (2.00%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (1.75%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.41%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (1.28%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Safe Bulkers? Shares of SB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Safe Bulkers own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Safe Bulkers investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), CrowdStrike (CRWD), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Company Calendar Record date for 6/20 Dividend6/06/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend6/06/2025Dividend Payable6/20/2025Last Earnings7/29/2025Record date for 9/5 Dividend8/21/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend8/21/2025Today8/28/2025Dividend Payable9/05/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)11/12/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorTransportation Industry TRANS - SHIP Sub-IndustryTransportation Current SymbolNYSE:SB CIK1434754 Webwww.safebulkers.com Phone377302111888400Fax211-187-8500Employees920Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Safe Bulkers$4.47 High Price Target$5.00 Low Price Target$4.20 Potential Upside/Downside+5.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.43 Trailing P/E Ratio9.90 Forward P/E Ratio6.86 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$97.38 million Net Margins19.25% Pretax Margin19.25% Return on Equity5.80% Return on Assets3.45% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.60 Current Ratio1.70 Quick Ratio1.70 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$307.63 million Price / Sales1.42 Cash Flow$1.31 per share Price / Cash Flow3.25 Book Value$7.97 per share Price / Book0.53Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares102,320,000Free Float61,136,000Market Cap$435.37 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleLooking for the next FAANG stock before everyone has heard about it? 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