Star Bulk Carriers Corp [SBLK] stock prices are down -0.12% to $16.41 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The SBLK shares have gain 9.69% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.48%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ: SBLK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 21, 2024, when DNB Markets upgraded its rating to a Hold and also boosted its price target to $20.20 from $19.30. Previously, Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold on October 23, 2024, and dropped its price target to $21. On October 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sell. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $30 on July 21, 2022. Pareto downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on February 23, 2022, but kept the price target unchanged to $30. In a note dated September 13, 2021, H.C. Wainwright initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $35 on this stock.
The stock price of Star Bulk Carriers Corp [SBLK] has been fluctuating between $12.06 and $27.47 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $20.2 within the next 12 months. Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ: SBLK] shares were valued at $16.41 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 23.1% based on the average SBLK price forecast.
Analyzing the SBLK fundamentals
The Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ:SBLK] reported sales of 1.27B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 17.25%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.3%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.24%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.59.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 16.28 points at the first support level, and at 16.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 16.59, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 16.77.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ:SBLK]’s Current Ratio is 1.64. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.44, while the Cash Ratio is 1.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.52, the price to book ratio is 0.78 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Norton Hamish, Officer, that happened on Apr 11 ’25 when 6312.0 shares were purchased. Self, Koert Erhardt completed a deal on Dec 18 ’24 to buy 11500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Zagari Raffaele bought 11500.0 shares on Dec 30 ’24.
