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Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Competitors

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$20.29 +0.10 (+0.50%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

SBLK vs. CMRE, DHT, DAC, NVGS, LPG, SNDR, RXO, GBTG, CUK, and VRRM

Should you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include Costamare (CMRE), DHT (DHT), Danaos (DAC), Navigator (NVGS), Dorian LPG (LPG), Schneider National (SNDR), RXO (RXO), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), Carnival Co. & (CUK), and Verra Mobility (VRRM).

Star Bulk Carriers vs.

Costamare (NYSE:CMRE) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

58.1% of Costamare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Costamare shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Costamare pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Costamare pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 102.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Star Bulk Carriers received 143 more outperform votes than Costamare when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.32% of users gave Star Bulk Carriers an outperform vote while only 52.48% of users gave Costamare an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CostamareOutperform Votes
338
52.48%
Underperform Votes
306
47.52%
Star Bulk CarriersOutperform Votes
481
70.32%
Underperform Votes
203
29.68%

Costamare has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Costamare has higher revenue and earnings than Star Bulk Carriers. Costamare 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 Ratio
Costamare$1.51B1.12$385.75M$3.014.78
Star Bulk Carriers$949.27M1.80$173.56M$2.727.46

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 4 more articles in the media than Costamare. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 0 mentions for Costamare. Costamare's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.77 indicating that Costamare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Costamare Positive
Star Bulk Carriers Positive

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 24.05% compared to Costamare's net margin of 19.11%. Costamare's return on equity of 14.28% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Costamare19.11% 14.28% 6.74%
Star Bulk Carriers 24.05%13.58%7.70%

Costamare currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.18%. Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.50%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Costamare.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Costamare
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Star Bulk Carriers
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats Costamare on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SBLK vs. The Competition

MetricStar Bulk CarriersDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.70B$754.51M$333.04B$8.67B
Dividend Yield13.94%7.03%4.43%4.06%
P/E Ratio7.464.7114.2417.07
Price / Sales1.801.6752.5671.30
Price / Cash5.114.9513.0436.36
Price / Book1.030.792.155.87
Net Income$173.56M$91.81M$570.30M$225.66M
7 Day Performance0.95%-1.70%-2.16%-1.34%
1 Month Performance2.06%-2.60%-1.08%1.00%
1 Year Performance7.47%20.49%15.90%25.27%

Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
3.7767 of 5 stars
$20.29
+0.5%
$25.67
+26.5%
+7.5%$1.70B$949.27M7.46180Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
CMRE
Costamare
2.4414 of 5 stars
$14.39
-1.1%
$13.50
-6.2%
+53.7%$1.69B$1.51B4.782,870
DHT
DHT
4.7771 of 5 stars
$10.45
-3.2%
$14.50
+38.8%
+3.0%$1.69B$573.22M10.451,212Earnings Report
Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
DAC
Danaos
3.2786 of 5 stars
$85.76
-0.2%
$105.00
+22.4%
+27.6%$1.67B$973.58M2.971,718Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
NVGS
Navigator
4.5869 of 5 stars
$16.13
-0.9%
$21.60
+33.9%
+14.5%$1.18B$550.74M14.27175Short Interest ↓
LPG
Dorian LPG
4.5966 of 5 stars
$26.00
-5.6%
$47.00
+80.8%
-30.4%$1.11B$560.72M4.41577
SNDR
Schneider National
3.8483 of 5 stars
$30.21
-1.2%
$28.31
-6.3%
+32.3%$5.29B$5.50B48.7317,300Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
RXO
RXO
2.1674 of 5 stars
$27.25
-0.9%
$26.29
-3.5%
+37.6%$4.38B$3.86B-13.768,432Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
GBTG
Global Business Travel Group
1.4236 of 5 stars
$8.88
-1.0%
$9.75
+9.8%
+57.7%$4.20B$2.38B-24.6719,000Buyback Announcement
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CUK
Carnival Co. &
1.5731 of 5 stars
$22.10
+0.1%
N/A+67.2%$4.15B$24.48B19.73106,000Short Interest ↓
VRRM
Verra Mobility
2.7863 of 5 stars
$23.42
+0.4%
$27.33
+16.7%
+15.6%$3.86B$817.31M39.031,788News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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