SBLK — Star Bulk Carriers Corp

Founder-Led

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates SBLK Bullish with a Setup Score of 60, net conviction 58, actionability 62. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score60
Directional BiasBullish
Net Conviction58
Actionability62 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Star Bulk Carriers Corp

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. provides international seaborne transportation services for dry bulk commodities. The company transports major bulk cargoes, including iron ore, minerals, and grain, as well as minor bulks such as bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. As of September 4, 2026, the company owned a fleet of 138 dry bulk vessels consisting of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Ultramax, and Supramax vessels aggregate carryin… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$29.70
Market Cap$3.54B
Float78.6M
Shares Outstanding116.1M
P/E (Forward)7.07
P/E (TTM)11.95
Price/Sales (TTM)2.94
vs. Analyst Target+16.0% to analyst PT
Profit Margin23.87%
Operating Margin (TTM)39.71%
Revenue (TTM)$1.20B
Earnings Growth (YoY)388194.00%
Dividend Rate1.9%
Analyst Target Price$34.44 (5 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $693M $9.7M $243M $209M
2021 $1.43B $681M $930M $887M
2022 $1.44B $566M $821M $766M
2023 $949M $174M $395M $335M
2024 $1.27B $305M $583M $505M
2025 $1.04B $84.2M $234M $324M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Sep 2025 $264M $18.5M
Dec 2025 $301M $65.2M
Mar 2026 $281M $58.5M
Jun 2026 $357M $145M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership24.5%
Institutional Ownership35.8%
Short Float2.1%
% of All Funds Holding2.29%
Number of Funds Holding201

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$30.50Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$26.12Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$21.93Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$20.96Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$26.82Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$22.29Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$21.43Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$22.70 support 1.14x 7 months ago
$19.40 support 1.05x 8 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (75 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap 0.04% 0.21% 57.33% 13.19% -17.59%
1 Day -0.17% 0.31% 54.67% 21.43% -21.31%
1 Week 1.56% 1.05% 58.67% 32.81% -22.95%
2 Weeks 1.52% 1.14% 53.33% 32.88% -35.25%
1 Month 0.38% -2.36% 41.89% 70.33% -44.26%

Next earnings: November 17, 2026 (37 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan-0.1%42.1%19
Feb7.6%73.7%19
Mar1.4%36.8%19
Apr6.4%57.9%19
May-1.3%42.1%19
Jun-0.9%36.8%19
Jul0.8%63.2%19
Aug2.1%47.4%19
Sep-1.5%47.4%19
Oct-8.9%33.3%18
Nov-3.0%50.0%18
Dec-2.6%33.3%18

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday -0.23% 44.2% 889
Tuesday 0.01% 46.2% 974
Wednesday -0.09% 45.3% 973
Thursday 0.00% 46.3% 954
Friday 0.28% 47.7% 948

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 35.8%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 24.5%

Founder-led management: Petros Alexandros Pappas (Chief Executive Officer)

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings25
Net Value-$2.9M
Net Shares Change88,127
% of Float0.1%
C-Suite Filings12
Clusters Detected1

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Pappa Milena Maria +$2.1M 1 1 buy
Pappas Alexandros +$2.1M 1 1 buy
Zagari Raffaele +$1.7M 1 2 buy
Spyrou Symeon co CFO +$424,050 1 1 buy
Reskos Nikolaos Chief Operating Officer +$282,700 1 1 buy
Plakantonaki Charis Chief Strategy Officer +$84,810 1 1 buy
Karellis Nikolaos +$56,540 1 1 buy
Erhardt Koert -$12,720 2 1 buy, 1 sell

Transaction Clusters

PeriodFilingsInsidersNet ValueSeniority
2026-09-16 – 2026-09-22 10 10 +$6.5M 3 C-suite

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-09-17 Zagari Raffaele +$1.7M Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%
2026-09-17 Plakantonaki Charis Chief Strategy Officer +$84,810 Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%
2026-09-16 Spyrou Symeon co CFO +$424,050 Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%
2026-09-17 Reskos Nikolaos Chief Operating Officer +$282,700 Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%
2026-09-16 Karellis Nikolaos +$56,540 Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%
2026-09-16 Erhardt Koert +$169,620 Transaction at $28.27, now +5.1%

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AI Consult Analysis

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