Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Competitors $14.94 -0.06 (-0.40%) (As of 12/17/2024 06:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SBLK vs. CUK, RXO, GBTG, VRRM, OMAB, HAFN, ARCB, ZIM, CMBT, and INSWShould you be buying Star Bulk Carriers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Bulk Carriers include Carnival Co. & (CUK), RXO (RXO), Global Business Travel Group (GBTG), Verra Mobility (VRRM), Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (OMAB), Hafnia (HAFN), ArcBest (ARCB), ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM), Euronav (CMBT), and International Seaways (INSW). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Star Bulk Carriers vs. Carnival Co. & RXO Global Business Travel Group Verra Mobility Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Hafnia ArcBest ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Euronav International Seaways Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is CUK or SBLK more profitable? Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Carnival Co. &'s net margin of 6.39%. Carnival Co. &'s return on equity of 22.30% beat Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carnival Co. &6.39% 22.30% 3.26% Star Bulk Carriers 24.75%14.82%8.54% Does the media prefer CUK or SBLK? In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 4 more articles in the media than Carnival Co. &. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 10 mentions for Carnival Co. &. Carnival Co. &'s average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.53 indicating that Carnival Co. & is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carnival Co. & 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Star Bulk Carriers 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CUK or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus target price of $23.80, indicating a potential upside of 59.30%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Carnival Co. &.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carnival Co. & 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is CUK or SBLK a better dividend stock? Carnival Co. & pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. Carnival Co. & pays out 178.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 81.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, CUK or SBLK? Carnival Co. & has a beta of 2.72, suggesting that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CUK or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers received 185 more outperform votes than Carnival Co. & when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.29% of users gave Star Bulk Carriers an outperform vote while only 64.66% of users gave Carnival Co. & an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCarnival Co. &Outperform Votes30064.66% Underperform Votes16435.34% Star Bulk CarriersOutperform Votes48570.29% Underperform Votes20529.71% Which has better earnings and valuation, CUK or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carnival Co. &. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carnival Co. &, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarnival Co. &$24.48B0.18-$74M$1.1220.88Star Bulk Carriers$1.22B1.03$173.56M$2.965.05 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CUK or SBLK? 23.8% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Carnival Co. & shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Carnival Co. & on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBLK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStar Bulk CarriersDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.26B$759.80M$300.37B$9.32BDividend Yield15.53%6.93%4.48%4.06%P/E Ratio5.055.3019.0717.54Price / Sales1.031.3159.82139.66Price / Cash3.854.3913.0337.95Price / Book0.760.692.174.92Net Income$173.56M$91.81M$543.10M$225.78M7 Day Performance-3.68%-3.91%-1.87%-1.56%1 Month Performance-26.91%-11.17%-2.00%6.68%1 Year Performance-29.56%-0.04%4.07%22.48% Star Bulk Carriers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.6869 of 5 stars$14.94-0.4%$23.80+59.3%-29.5%$1.26B$1.22B5.05180News CoverageCUKCarnival Co. &1.745 of 5 stars$23.65+0.6%N/A+37.9%$4.44B$24.48B20.99106,000Short Interest ↓RXORXO3.0377 of 5 stars$26.96-1.2%$26.47-1.8%+13.4%$4.33B$3.93B-13.788,432GBTGGlobal Business Travel Group0.9249 of 5 stars$9.01+0.1%$9.88+9.6%+49.6%$4.24B$2.38B-25.0019,000Short Interest ↑VRRMVerra Mobility2.2093 of 5 stars$24.09+1.3%$27.33+13.5%+7.3%$3.97B$868.72M39.651,788News CoveragePositive NewsOMABGrupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte2.1269 of 5 stars$73.98+1.8%$80.83+9.3%-11.2%$3.15B$816.21M12.821,270Positive NewsHAFNHafnia3.636 of 5 stars$5.28-2.6%$9.00+70.5%N/A$2.68B$3.04B3.145,040Analyst ForecastGap DownARCBArcBest4.4913 of 5 stars$108.98+0.4%$124.50+14.2%-7.1%$2.55B$4.27B13.3915,000Positive NewsZIMZIM Integrated Shipping Services2.8217 of 5 stars$19.32-2.8%$15.74-18.5%+90.9%$2.33B$5.16B1.664,778Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownCMBTEuronavN/A$8.67-5.1%N/AN/A$1.75B$982.85M1.483,150INSWInternational Seaways4.5286 of 5 stars$33.82-3.3%$60.67+79.4%-25.4%$1.66B$1.07B3.382,698Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carnival Co. & Alternatives RXO Alternatives Global Business Travel Group Alternatives Verra Mobility Alternatives Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte Alternatives Hafnia Alternatives ArcBest Alternatives ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Alternatives Euronav Alternatives International Seaways Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBLK) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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