NYSE:SB Safe Bulkers (SB) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.12 -0.02 (-0.36%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.14 +0.02 (+0.46%) As of 04:02 AM 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$4.10▼$4.2450-Day Range$3.62▼$4.3052-Week Range$3.02▼$5.24Volume419,135 shsAverage Volume461,086 shsMarket Capitalization$422.07 millionP/E Ratio9.59Dividend Yield4.85%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™ Stocks79th Percentile Overall ScoreSB MarketRank™: Safe Bulkers scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 124 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 only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.42.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSafe Bulkers has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.59% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Safe Bulkers has recently decreased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend3.3 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend LeadershipSafe Bulkers is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.84%, 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 Shorted2.59% 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 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Safe Bulkers has recently decreased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment1.06 News SentimentSafe Bulkers has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Safe Bulkers this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for SB on MarketBeat 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. Email Address SB Stock News HeadlinesInstitutional investors own a significant stake of 31% in Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE:SB)August 5 at 7:56 PM | finance.yahoo.comSafe Bulkers Inc. Reports Q2 2025 EarningsJuly 31, 2025 | msn.comCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 Markets are jittery. Rallies fade. Sectors rotate overnight. And the true impact of new tariffs and policy shifts hasn’t even hit the data yet. That’s why smart traders are turning to a strategy built for exactly this kind of market—fast, simple, and designed to react to real price action, not predictions.August 8 at 2:00 AM | Timothy Sykes (Ad)Safe Bulkers Announces 2025 Annual Meeting of StockholdersJuly 30, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comSafe Bulkers Declares Quarterly Dividend for Preferred SharesJuly 30, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 30, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSafe Bulkers Q2 2025 Earnings PreviewJuly 28, 2025 | msn.comA Look at Safe Bulkers's Upcoming Earnings ReportJuly 28, 2025 | benzinga.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 shares have increased by 15.5% and is now trading at $4.1250. How were Safe Bulkers' earnings last quarter? Safe Bulkers, Inc (NYSE:SB) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The shipping company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.07. The shipping company earned $65.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $60.40 million. Safe Bulkers had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 19.25%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Safe Bulkers' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Safe Bulkers include Denali Advisors LLC (0.88%), Koss Olinger Consulting LLC (0.16%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.12%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.10%). 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 Earnings7/29/2025Today8/07/2025Record date for 9/5 Dividend8/21/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/5 Dividend8/21/2025Dividend Payable9/05/2025Fiscal 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+8.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.43 Trailing P/E Ratio9.59 Forward P/E Ratio6.65 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 / Sales1.37 Cash Flow$1.33 per share Price / Cash Flow3.10 Book Value$7.97 per share Price / Book0.52Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares102,320,000Free Float61,136,000Market Cap$422.07 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 7 AI Stocks to Invest in Today: Capitalizing on AI and Tech Trends in 2025Discover the top 7 AI stocks to invest in right now. 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