After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Marine Shipping industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Star Bulk Carriers Corp is $1.88B. A total of 2.52 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.21M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Koert Erhardt bought 11,500 shares of SBLK for 15.04 per share on Dec 18 ’24. In a previous transaction on Dec 30 ’24, Zagari Raffaele bought 11,500 shares at 15.00 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Norton Hamish acquired of 16,450 shares on Aug 12 ’24 at a per-share price of $20.97.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Star Bulk Carriers Corp pays an annual dividend of $2.14, resulting in a dividend yield of 13.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 5.53. SBLK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.2% when it declared a $0.09 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/4/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/5/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 11.2%. The SBLK stock dividend was $0.60 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SBLK has a high of $27.47 and a low of $14.30.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. SBLK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $450.29M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.59B in debt and $290.80M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.30, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.08B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SBLK is Buy with a score of 4.20.
