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After finishing at $19.62 in the prior trading day, Star Bulk Carriers Corp (NASDAQ: SBLK) closed at $19.87, up 1.27%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.13 million shares were traded. SBLK stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.95 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.59.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SBLK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.02 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.79. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.42.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for the company, DNB Markets on November 21, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $20.20 from $19.30 previously.
On October 23, 2024, Stifel Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $30 to $21.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 12 ’26 when Zagari Raffaele bought 8,500 shares for $20.00 per share.
Zagari Raffaele bought 11,500 shares of SBLK for $209,012 on Dec 29 ’25. On Dec 03 ’25, another insider, Koert Erhardt, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $20.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SBLK now has a Market Capitalization of 2271389184 and an Enterprise Value of 3049460736. As of this moment, Star’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.902 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.634.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SBLK is 0.80, which has changed by 0.28909326 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SBLK has reached a high of $20.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.11M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1347160 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 114.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 88.48M. Insiders hold about 22.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 28.48% stake in the company. Shares short for SBLK as of 1767139200 were 1733952 with a Short Ratio of 1.56, compared to 1764288000 on 782823. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1733952 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SBLK’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.3, compared to 0.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01529052. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 15.06. The current Payout Ratio is 89.20% for SBLK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-06-20 when the company split stock in a 1:5 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 2.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.34, with high estimates of $0.48 and low estimates of $0.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.0 and $0.77 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.87. EPS for the following year is $2.78, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.88 and $2.7.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $251.06M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $253.2M to a low estimate of $248.92M. As of. The current estimate, Star Bulk Carriers Corp’s year-ago sales were $242.63MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $202.33M. There is a high estimate of $223M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $189M.
A total of 3 analysts have provided revenue estimates for SBLK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $839.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $830M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $833.82M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $999.23MBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $997.26M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.01B and the low estimate is $985.7M.
