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Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Marousi, Greece | NasdaqGS
29.79 USD -0.05 (-0.168%) ⇩ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 29.79

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT

Star Bulk presents a compelling value trap scenario where strong fundamentals clash with a deteriorating price trend. The business is objectively healthy, boasting a 44.5% revenue surge, massive earnings growth, and a fortress-like balance sheet with a 40% payout ratio that leaves plenty of room for expansion. However, the market has punished the stock hard, delivering a -22.5% return last year and capping the nine-year rally. This disconnect creates a high-yield floor (6.2%) but suppresses the long-term rating because the price action suggests the market fears a permanent structural decline in shipping rates despite the operational recovery. Short-term, the stock is hovering near its 50-day average with a moderate statistical forecast for a small gain, supported by defensive options buying that limits downside risk. It is a solid buy-and-hold candidate for income, but investors must ignore the recent price weakness which currently drags the overall conviction down.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.048809
AutoARIMA0.061711
AutoETS0.063133
MSTL0.064477

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 0.78
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.685
Excess Kurtosis -0.45
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 46.889
Revenue per Share 10.707
Market Cap 3,457,766,656
Trailing P/E 11.68
Forward P/E 8.46
Beta 0.76
Profit Margins 23.87%
Website https://www.starbulk.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (15, 20, 25), creating a substantial 'floor' of protection. Conversely, call interest is concentrated just above the money (32, 33, 34), suggesting a bias toward a modest rebound rather than a major breakout. The skew in implied volatility favors downside protection, indicating the market prices in a higher probability of a drop than a surge.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.95% 6.89% 6.94% 11.85%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.900000 2.950820
2026-06-12 0.500000 1.841621
2026-03-09 0.370000 1.559865
2025-12-05 0.110000 0.537897
2025-08-28 0.050000 0.263574
2025-06-06 0.050000 0.299581
2025-03-04 0.090000 0.579897
2024-12-05 0.600000 3.640777
2024-08-27 0.700000 3.317535
2024-06-06 0.750000 2.938871
2024-03-11 0.450000 1.867995
2023-12-04 0.220000 1.013358
2023-08-21 0.400000 2.285714
2023-06-06 0.350000 1.890870
2023-02-27 0.600000 2.503129
2022-11-29 1.200000 6.282722
2022-08-24 1.650000 6.997455
2022-06-02 1.650000 5.280000
2022-03-01 2.000000 7.363770
2021-12-09 1.250000 5.841122
2021-08-20 0.700000 3.446578
2021-05-27 0.300000 1.547189
2020-02-28 0.050000 0.576701
2019-11-29 0.050000 0.454959
2012-09-06 1.125000 2.941176
2012-06-11 1.125000 2.083333
2012-02-24 1.125000 1.546392
2011-11-25 3.750000 4.098361
2011-08-23 3.750000 3.448276
2011-05-19 3.750000 2.262443
2011-03-02 3.750000 1.960784
2010-11-26 3.750000 1.754386
2010-08-23 3.750000 1.724138
2010-05-26 3.750000 1.901141
2010-03-04 3.750000 1.748252
2009-11-24 3.750000 1.470588
2009-07-02 3.750000 1.392758
2008-11-25 13.125000 8.578431
2008-08-06 25.584795 3.553299
2008-05-14 25.584795 2.545455
2008-02-21 7.309942 0.829876
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.88
dividendYield 6.3
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.88
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06300268
lastDividendValue 0.9
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7238591
Address1 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street
Address2 Athens
All Time High 1,133.0409
All Time Low 1.55
Ask 37.95
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,646,400
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,610,142
Average Volume 1,610,142
Average Volume10Days 1,646,400
Beta 0.76
Bid 29.6
Bid Size 1
Book Value 22.517
City Marousi
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,419,984,000
Country Greece
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 29.79
Current Ratio 1.915
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 30.04
Day Low 29.61
Debt To Equity 46.889
Display Name Star Bulk Carriers
Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Dividend Rate 1.88
Dividend Yield 6.3
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,028,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,028,400
Earnings Growth 3,881.94
Earnings Quarterly Growth 3,715.641
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,032,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,032,000
Ebitda 497,808,992
Ebitda Margins 0.4138
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.047
Enterprise To Revenue 3.33
Enterprise Value 4,006,057,472
Eps Current Year 4.39917
Eps Forward 3.52138
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 30.1724
Fifty Day Average Change -0.3823986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.012673789
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 72.38591
Fifty Two Week High 32.88
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.0900002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09397811
Fifty Two Week Low 16.84
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.950001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.76900244
Fifty Two Week Range 16.84 - 32.88
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,196,692,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.48
Float Shares 78,584,271
Forward Eps 3.52138
Forward P E 8.459752
Free Cashflow 169,818,256
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 294
Fullday Change -0.049999237
Fullday Change Percent -0.16755776
Fullday Price 29.79
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.47327998
Gross Profits 569,353,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.24461001
Held Percent Institutions 0.36543
Implied Shares Outstanding 116,071,386
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Ir Website http://www.starbulk.com/en/investor-relations
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.9
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,466,380,800
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary Star Bulk Carriers Corp. provides international seaborne transportation services for dry bulk commodities. The company transports major bulk cargoes, including iron ore, minerals, and grain, as well as minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. The company owns a fleet of dry bulk vessels consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels. The company has a strategic partnership with Hermes World Maritime S.A. Star Bulk Carriers Corp. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Marousi, Greece.
Long Name Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,457,766,656
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_266636382
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 287,153,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,528,570,134
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 29.99
Operating Cashflow 455,209,984
Operating Margins 0.39711
Payout Ratio 0.4039
Phone 30 210 61 78 400
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 29.79
Post Market Time 1,791,926,892
Previous Close 29.84
Price Eps Current Year 6.7717323
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.3230004
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.8742745
Profit Margins 0.2387
Quick Ratio 1.414
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.049999237
Regular Market Change Percent -0.16755776
Regular Market Day High 30.04
Regular Market Day Low 29.61
Regular Market Day Range 29.61 - 30.04
Regular Market Open 29.99
Regular Market Previous Close 29.84
Regular Market Price 29.79
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,600
Regular Market Volume 1,078,337
Return On Assets 0.054169998
Return On Equity 0.116809994
Revenue Growth 0.445
Revenue Per Share 10.707
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 116,071,386
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0255
Shares Short 2,955,424
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,678,864
Short Name Star Bulk Carriers Corp.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0294
Short Ratio 1.54
Source Interval 15
Symbol SBLK
Target High Price 38.0
Target Low Price 33.0
Target Mean Price 34.44
Target Median Price 34.0
Total Cash 499,635,008
Total Cash Per Share 4.474
Total Debt 1,179,001,984
Total Revenue 1,203,005,056
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.88
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06300268
Trailing Eps 2.55
Trailing P E 11.682354
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.9192
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.8708
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14934103
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,078,337
Website https://www.starbulk.com
Zip 15,124