Head to head
Star Bulk Carriers vs Kirby
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SBLK · KEX
SBLK
Star Bulk Carriers
29.69-0.57%
1-year price shape — +73% over the period
Quant Rating B · 89/100
vs
KEX
Kirby
137.36-0.82%
1-year price shape — +68% over the period
Quant Rating B · 88/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Star Bulk Carriers edges it on the scoreable measures. Star Bulk Carriers has the highest Quant Rating (89); Star Bulk Carriers has done best over the past year (+73%); Star Bulk Carriers trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| SBLK | KEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Marine Shipping | Marine Shipping |
| Last price | 29.69 | 137.36 |
| Change today | -0.57% | -0.82% |
| 1-year return | +72.9% | +68.5% |
| Market cap | $3.45B | $7.25B |
| 52-week range | 15.70 – 32.88 | 79.81 – 157.69 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 11.64 | 21.10 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 70th | 41st |
| P/B | 1.37 | 2.11 |
| Dividend yield | 3.47% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 0.73 | 6.33 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $84.73M | $334.22M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.20B | $3.49B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +44.5% | +7.8% |
| Gross margin | 33.5% | 25.4% |
| Operating margin | 28.2% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 23.9% | 10.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $287.04M | $475.58M |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 43.2% | 104.8% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 24 buy / 17 sell | 25 buy / 25 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 2.3% | 3.5% |
| Analyst consensus | -- | 100% buy (5) |
| Analyst price target | -- | $167 (+21%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | B (89) | B (88) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 294 | 5,233 |
| Founded | 2006 | 1921 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.