Safe Bulkers (SB) Competitors

Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) and Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SB or GOGL?

Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Ocean Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safe Bulkers	$307.63M	1.41	$97.38M	$0.67	6.16
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.69	$223.21M	$0.57	14.44

Which has more volatility & risk, SB or GOGL?

Safe Bulkers has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SB or GOGL?

Safe Bulkers presently has a consensus price target of $4.47, indicating a potential upside of 8.15%. Golden Ocean Group has a consensus price target of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.54%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Golden Ocean Group is more favorable than Safe Bulkers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Safe Bulkers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer SB or GOGL?

In the previous week, Golden Ocean Group had 7 more articles in the media than Safe Bulkers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Golden Ocean Group and 2 mentions for Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.93 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)	Very Positive
Golden Ocean Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SB or GOGL a better dividend stock?

Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Safe Bulkers pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% 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. Safe Bulkers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SB or GOGL?

21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SB or GOGL more profitable?

Safe Bulkers has a net margin of 27.32% compared to Golden Ocean Group's net margin of 13.16%. Safe Bulkers' return on equity of 7.93% beat Golden Ocean Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safe Bulkers	27.32%	7.93%	4.77%
Golden Ocean Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Golden Ocean Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.