Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) Competitors

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

Is SBLK or GOGL a better dividend stock?

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 10.1% 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.

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

33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 SBLK or GOGL more profitable?

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 18.62% compared to Golden Ocean Group's net margin of 13.16%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 8.20% beat Golden Ocean Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers	18.62%	8.20%	4.92%
Golden Ocean Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SBLK or GOGL?

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
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.70	$304.65M	$1.98	9.22
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.68	$223.21M	$0.57	14.27

Does the media refer more to SBLK or GOGL?

In the previous week, Golden Ocean Group had 3 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Golden Ocean Group and 5 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Golden Ocean Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.57 indicating that Golden Ocean Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Star Bulk Carriers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golden Ocean Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBLK or GOGL?

Star Bulk Carriers currently has a consensus price target of $22.05, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Golden Ocean Group has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.00%. Given Golden Ocean Group's higher possible upside, 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
Star Bulk Carriers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Golden Ocean Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SBLK or GOGL?

Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Golden Ocean Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.