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Stocks Info
Star Bulk Carriers Corp is listed on the NASDAQ in the Industrials sector while operating in the Marine Shipping industry. The current market capitalization of Star Bulk Carriers Corp is $2.15B. A total of 0.88 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.48M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Balakrishnan Mahesh bought 14,245 shares of SBLK for 16.44 per share on May 23 ’25. In a previous transaction on May 16 ’25, Norton Hamish bought 5,000 shares at 16.80 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Norton Hamish acquired of 6,312 shares on Apr 11 ’25 at a per-share price of $13.53. In another insider transaction, Koert Erhardt bought 11,500 shares at $15.04 per share on Dec 18 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Star Bulk Carriers Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.44, resulting in a dividend yield of 7.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.78.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SBLK has a high of $23.82 and a low of $12.06.
As of this writing, SBLK has an earnings estimate of $0.33 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.35 per share and a lower estimate of $0.3. The company reported an EPS of $0.71 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $20.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.08B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 5.00.
