NYSE:SB Safe Bulkers (SB) Stock Price, News & Analysis $3.91 -0.02 (-0.51%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.88 -0.03 (-0.64%) As of 08/1/2025 05:37 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$3.87▼$3.9550-Day Range$3.62▼$4.3052-Week Range$3.02▼$5.24Volume356,721 shsAverage Volume433,022 shsMarket Capitalization$411.72 millionP/E Ratio9.09Dividend Yield5.12%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™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreSB MarketRank™: Safe Bulkers scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 120 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 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 9.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Safe Bulkers is 9.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.93.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSafe Bulkers has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. 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 5.18%, 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 Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.36 News SentimentSafe Bulkers has a news sentiment score of 0.36. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Safe Bulkers this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for SB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 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. Email Address SB Stock News HeadlinesSafe Bulkers Inc. Reports Q2 2025 EarningsJuly 31 at 3:43 AM | msn.comSafe Bulkers Announces 2025 Annual Meeting of StockholdersJuly 30 at 5:41 PM | theglobeandmail.comTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger the biggest forced rotation of capital since World War II. They reveal why Trump is mobilizing America’s tech giants… and name the two stocks most likely to soar as trillions shift behind the scenes.August 2 at 2:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Safe Bulkers Declares Quarterly Dividend for Preferred SharesJuly 30 at 5:41 PM | theglobeandmail.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. (SB) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptJuly 30 at 4:44 PM | seekingalpha.comSafe Bulkers Q2 2025 Earnings PreviewJuly 28, 2025 | msn.comA Look at Safe Bulkers's Upcoming Earnings ReportJuly 28, 2025 | benzinga.comSafe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Sale of a 2007-Built Kamsarmax Class Dry-bulk VesselJuly 28, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines SB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SB shares performed this year? Safe Bulkers' stock was trading at $3.57 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SB shares have increased by 9.5% and is now trading at $3.91. How were Safe Bulkers' earnings last quarter? Safe Bulkers, Inc (NYSE:SB) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The shipping company reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 investors include Denali Advisors LLC (0.88%), Koss Olinger Consulting LLC (0.16%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.10%) and Ballentine Partners LLC (0.02%). 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 Earnings7/29/2025Today8/02/2025Record 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+14.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.43 Trailing P/E Ratio9.09 Forward P/E Ratio6.31 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 Ratio1.74 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$277.51 million Price / Sales1.48 Cash Flow$1.33 per share Price / Cash Flow2.94 Book Value$7.97 per share Price / Book0.49Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares105,300,000Free Float62,917,000Market Cap$411.72 million OptionableOptionable Beta1.17 The 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? 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