Safe Bulkers, Inc [SB] stock prices are up 3.23% to $3.83 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SB shares have gain 6.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 18.94%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Safe Bulkers, Inc [NYSE: SB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 27, 2025, when DNB Markets upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $4.20 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on February 27, 2024, and elevated its price target to $6. On September 26, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold and revised its price target to $4 on the stock. Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $5 on July 21, 2022. H.C. Wainwright started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 13, 2021, and assigned it a price target of $6.50. In a note dated February 01, 2021, Stifel upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $3.
The stock price of Safe Bulkers, Inc [SB] has been fluctuating between $3.02 and $6.33 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $4.2 within the next 12 months. Safe Bulkers, Inc [NYSE: SB] shares were valued at $3.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.66% based on the average SB price forecast.
Analyzing the SB fundamentals
The Safe Bulkers, Inc [NYSE:SB] reported sales of 290.31M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -21.21%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.39%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.32%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.65.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Safe Bulkers, Inc [NYSE:SB]’s Current Ratio is 1.74. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.74, and the Cash Ratio is 0.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.39, the price to book ratio is 0.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.72.
