Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Competitors

Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and South Bow (NYSE:SOBO) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate SBLK or SOBO?

Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus price target of $22.05, indicating a potential upside of 43.65%. South Bow has a consensus price target of $25.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.25%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than South Bow.

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
South Bow	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SBLK or SOBO?

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

Does the media favor SBLK or SOBO?

In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 10 more articles in the media than South Bow. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 7 mentions for South Bow. South Bow's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of -0.04 indicating that South Bow is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Star Bulk Carriers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
South Bow	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SBLK or SOBO more profitable?

Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 24.08% compared to South Bow's net margin of 0.00%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 12.48% beat South Bow's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Star Bulk Carriers	24.08%	12.48%	7.37%
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is SBLK or SOBO a better dividend stock?

Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. South Bow pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBLK or SOBO?

Star Bulk Carriers received 484 more outperform votes than South Bow when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Star Bulk Carriers an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave South Bow an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Star Bulk Carriers	Outperform Votes 487 70.27%	Underperform Votes 206 29.73%
South Bow	Outperform Votes 3 30.00%	Underperform Votes 7 70.00%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SBLK or SOBO?

Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than South Bow.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Star Bulk Carriers	$1.27B	1.02	$173.56M	$2.87	5.35
South Bow	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Star Bulk Carriers beats South Bow on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.