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Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Monaco, Monaco | NYSE
6.96 USD +0.06 (0.870%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is cautiously constructive, driven by a sharp rebound in recent trading sessions and a resilient balance sheet where book value significantly exceeds the current share price. While the company recently missed its annual growth target with a -28% drop in the latest year, the broader nine-year trajectory remains robust with nearly triple the starting price, indicating a cyclical upswing rather than a structural collapse. The low payout ratio suggests management retains ample flexibility to sustain the current dividend even if freight rates soften. However, the short-term rating is capped because the statistical forecast model shows zero directional bias for the coming month, and options flow reveals a 'sell the news' dynamic where traders are betting on a bounce to the $7.50 resistance but are wary of further downside risks. This is a solid defensive hold for income, but not a high-conviction momentum play until the price decisively clears the $7.50 barrier.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.034269
AutoETS0.034577
AutoTheta0.037603
AutoARIMA0.059386

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.63
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.483
Excess Kurtosis -0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 64.517
Revenue per Share 2.793
Market Cap 711,623,680
Trailing P/E 15.47
Forward P/E 14.81
Beta 0.85
Profit Margins 18.73%
Website https://www.safebulkers.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery rather than a breakout. Call open interest is heavily concentrated at the $7.50 strike, acting as a ceiling anchor, while put volume surges significantly in January 2027 at the $7.50 level, suggesting a hedge against a prolonged grind lower or a test of support. The lack of deep out-of-the-money call volume indicates limited speculative appetite for a rapid rally above current levels.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.95% 2.89% 4.25% 4.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.060 0.950872
2026-03-02 0.050 0.750751
2025-08-21 0.050 1.184834
2025-06-06 0.050 1.319261
2025-03-03 0.050 1.355014
2024-12-02 0.050 1.329787
2024-08-21 0.050 1.008065
2024-05-16 0.050 0.896057
2024-02-29 0.050 1.077586
2023-11-24 0.050 1.347709
2023-08-17 0.050 1.543210
2023-05-25 0.050 1.488095
2023-02-28 0.050 1.333333
2022-11-25 0.050 1.700680
2022-08-19 0.050 1.388889
2022-06-07 0.050 0.992063
2022-03-18 0.050 1.111111
2015-08-14 0.010 0.310559
2015-06-17 0.010 0.310559
2015-03-06 0.020 0.563380
2014-11-19 0.040 0.779727
2014-08-15 0.060 0.719424
2014-06-06 0.060 0.697674
2014-03-06 0.060 0.543478
2013-11-20 0.060 0.801068
2013-08-29 0.050 0.770416
2013-05-22 0.050 0.907441
2013-02-28 0.050 1.265823
2012-11-21 0.050 1.432665
2012-08-22 0.150 2.407705
2012-05-21 0.150 2.329193
2012-02-22 0.150 2.021563
2011-11-21 0.150 2.283105
2011-08-22 0.150 2.235469
2011-05-18 0.150 1.930502
2011-02-16 0.150 1.605996
2010-11-17 0.150 1.877347
2010-08-18 0.150 1.971091
2010-05-19 0.150 2.008032
2010-02-17 0.150 1.831502
2009-11-18 0.150 1.595745
2009-08-19 0.150 1.886792
2009-05-20 0.150 1.948052
2009-02-18 0.150 3.205128
2008-11-19 0.475 12.872629
2008-08-20 0.146 0.772487
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.24
dividendYield 3.45
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.21
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.030434782
lastDividendValue 0.06
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-16

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7356608
Address1 Les Acanthes
Address2 Apartment D11 6, Avenue des Citronniers
All Time High 19.23
All Time Low 0.3
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 2,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 720,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 680,034
Average Volume 680,034
Average Volume10Days 720,400
Beta 0.846
Bid 6.61
Bid Size 1,200
Book Value 8.123
City Monaco
Country Monaco
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 6.96
Current Ratio 1.375
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 7.02
Day Low 6.835
Debt To Equity 64.517
Display Name Safe Bulkers
Dividend Date 1,784,160,000
Dividend Rate 0.24
Dividend Yield 3.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,781,793,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,781,793,000
Earnings Growth 2.962
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.065
Earnings Timestamp 1,781,726,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,355,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,355,200
Ebitda 136,506,000
Ebitda Margins 0.47766
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.919
Enterprise To Revenue 3.782
Enterprise Value 1,080,935,936
Eps Current Year 0.98
Eps Forward 0.47
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.45
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.7384
Fifty Day Average Change 0.22160006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.032886155
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 73.56608
Fifty Two Week High 7.38
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.42000008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05691058
Fifty Two Week Low 3.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.3500001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.9279779
Fifty Two Week Range 3.61 - 7.38
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,212,154,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 5.96
Float Shares 51,068,066
Forward Eps 0.47
Forward P E 14.808511
Free Cashflow 1,579,875
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 10
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.59998
Gross Profits 171,460,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.47514
Held Percent Institutions 0.3796
Implied Shares Outstanding 102,244,782
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.06
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Safe Bulkers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides marine drybulk transportation services internationally. The company owns and operates a fleet of dry bulk vessels for transporting bulk cargoes comprising coal, grain, and iron ore. Its fleet consists of 45 vessels, including 8 Panamax class vessels, 12 Kamsarmax class vessels, 17 post-Panamax class vessels, and 8 Capesize class vessels with an aggregate carrying capacity of 4,559,000 deadweight tons. Safe Bulkers, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Monaco.
Long Name Safe Bulkers, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 711,623,680
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_44928385
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 45,524,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 708,712,996
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 6.89
Operating Cashflow 107,592,000
Operating Margins 0.35587
Payout Ratio 0.44439998
Peg Ratio 3.33
Phone 30 2 111 888 400
Pre Market Change -0.16890001
Pre Market Change Percent -2.4267242
Pre Market Price 6.7911
Pre Market Time 1,784,032,514
Previous Close 6.9
Price Eps Current Year 7.102041
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8568263
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.4901187
Profit Margins 0.18729
Quick Ratio 0.947
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0599999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.869564
Regular Market Day High 7.02
Regular Market Day Low 6.835
Regular Market Day Range 6.835 - 7.02
Regular Market Open 6.89
Regular Market Previous Close 6.9
Regular Market Price 6.96
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 948,974
Return On Assets 0.03432
Return On Equity 0.0641
Revenue Growth 0.156
Revenue Per Share 2.793
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 102,244,782
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0172
Shares Short 1,749,178
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,721,336
Short Name Safe Bulkers, Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.052199997
Short Ratio 1.86
Source Interval 15
Symbol SB
Target High Price 7.766
Target Low Price 7.0
Target Mean Price 7.383
Target Median Price 7.383
Total Cash 171,775,008
Total Cash Per Share 1.687
Total Debt 543,998,016
Total Revenue 285,779,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.21
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.030434782
Trailing Eps 0.45
Trailing P E 15.466667
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 5.75125
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.2087502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21017176
Type Disp Equity
Volume 948,974
Website https://www.safebulkers.com
Zip 98,000