Safe Bulkers (SB) Competitors $4.24 -0.03 (-0.59%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.27 +0.02 (+0.49%) As of 07:56 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SB vs. SBLK, SHIP, CMRE, DAC, DSX, GNK, NMM, CMBT, BWLP, and ZIMShould you be buying Safe Bulkers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safe Bulkers include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), Costamare (CMRE), Danaos (DAC), Diana Shipping (DSX), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Navios Maritime Partners (NMM), CMB.TECH (CMBT), BW LPG (BWLP), and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Safe Bulkers vs. Its Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Seanergy Maritime Costamare Danaos Diana Shipping Genco Shipping & Trading Navios Maritime Partners CMB.TECH BW LPG ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the media favor SB or SBLK? In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 5 more articles in the media than Safe Bulkers. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 3 mentions for Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.57 indicating that Safe Bulkers is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Safe Bulkers 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Star Bulk Carriers 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in SB or SBLK? 21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SB or SBLK a better dividend stock? Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Safe Bulkers pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SB or SBLK? Safe Bulkers has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SB or SBLK more profitable? Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 19.25% compared to Star Bulk Carriers' net margin of 10.98%. Safe Bulkers' return on equity of 5.80% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safe Bulkers19.25% 5.80% 3.45% Star Bulk Carriers 10.98%4.97%3.03% Do analysts recommend SB or SBLK? Safe Bulkers currently has a consensus price target of $4.47, indicating a potential upside of 5.22%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $21.07, indicating a potential upside of 21.70%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Safe Bulkers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has better valuation & earnings, SB or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Bulk Carriers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafe Bulkers$307.63M1.41$97.38M$0.439.87Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.61$304.65M$1.0516.49 SummarySafe Bulkers and Star Bulk Carriers tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Safe Bulkers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 SB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafe BulkersTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$436.91M$2.37B$7.10B$21.77BDividend Yield4.68%4.75%940.13%3.63%P/E Ratio9.8714.1314.8129.93Price / Sales1.415.86602.3668.48Price / Cash3.204.497.7823.91Price / Book0.540.822.434.68Net Income$97.38M$495.14M$555.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.41%-1.51%-0.97%0.13%1 Month Performance-6.70%-1.22%3.65%1.50%1 Year Performance-6.08%-4.54%4.21%14.25% Safe Bulkers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBSafe Bulkers3.8461 of 5 stars$4.25-0.6%$4.47+5.2%-9.5%$436.91M$307.63M9.87920Positive NewsSBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.2362 of 5 stars$18.44+0.2%$21.07+14.2%-17.5%$2.17B$1.27B17.56180Gap DownSHIPSeanergy Maritime3.2634 of 5 stars$8.34+0.7%$11.00+31.9%-25.0%$173.07M$167.46M11.4250CMRECostamare3.6302 of 5 stars$11.76-1.4%$13.00+10.5%-23.4%$1.43B$2.09B4.982,870DACDanaos3.9124 of 5 stars$88.54-0.3%$105.00+18.6%-2.6%$1.69B$1.01B3.651,875News CoverageDSXDiana Shipping1.4486 of 5 stars$1.77+4.7%N/A-33.3%$195.66M$228.21M29.50820GNKGenco Shipping & Trading3.8049 of 5 stars$16.97-1.5%$19.67+15.9%-9.6%$739.76M$423.02M49.911,010NMMNavios Maritime Partners3.5624 of 5 stars$44.49-0.7%N/A-26.8%$1.33B$1.33B4.44186CMBTCMB.TECHN/A$9.41+0.1%N/A-43.2%$1.83B$940.25M7.592,752Gap DownBWLPBW LPGN/A$13.78-0.5%N/A-17.5%$1.82B$3.56B8.951,429Gap DownZIMZIM Integrated Shipping Services2.1448 of 5 stars$13.69-1.6%$14.62+6.8%-35.8%$1.67B$8.43B0.824,850Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Star Bulk Carriers Competitors Seanergy Maritime Competitors Costamare Competitors Danaos Competitors Diana Shipping Competitors Genco Shipping & Trading Competitors Navios Maritime Partners Competitors CMB.TECH Competitors BW LPG Competitors ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Competitors 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 (NYSE:SB) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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