At the time of writing, Star Bulk Carriers Corp [SBLK] stock is trading at $21.11, up 3.63%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SBLK shares have gain 7.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.73%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Star Bulk Carriers Corp fluctuated between $12.06 and $21.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $22.8 within the next 12 months. Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ: SBLK] shares were valued at $21.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.01% based on the average SBLK price forecast.
Analyzing the SBLK fundamentals
According to Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ:SBLK], the company’s sales were 1.05B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -23.36% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.03 and Total Capital is 0.04. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.5.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Star Bulk Carriers Corp [NASDAQ:SBLK] has a current ratio of 1.72. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.55, and the Cash Ratio is 1.22. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.30, the price to book ratio is 1.00 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 40.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Zagari Raffaele, Director, that happened on Jan 12 ’26 when 8500.0 shares were purchased. Director, Zagari Raffaele completed a deal on Dec 29 ’25 to buy 11500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Koert Erhardt bought 20000.0 shares on Dec 03 ’25.
