Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is GOGL or SBLK a better dividend stock?

Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, GOGL or SBLK?

Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GOGL or SBLK?

Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Ocean Group. Star Bulk Carriers 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
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.75	$223.21M	$0.57	14.95
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.75	$304.65M	$1.98	9.52

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOGL or SBLK?

22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GOGL or SBLK?

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 16 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 1 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Golden Ocean Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.75 indicating that Golden Ocean Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golden Ocean Group	1 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GOGL or SBLK more profitable?

Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Star Bulk Carriers' net margin of 10.98%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 5.56% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Ocean Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%
Star Bulk Carriers	10.98%	4.93%	2.99%

Do analysts recommend GOGL or SBLK?

Golden Ocean Group presently has a consensus price target of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.31%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $22.30, indicating a potential upside of 18.37%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Golden Ocean Group is more favorable than Star Bulk Carriers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Star Bulk Carriers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.