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Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) stock

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$27.11
-4.41%

Dry bulk transportation, market cap $3.4BShipping

After-hours $27.13 +0.07%

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Quality Score
5
Below Average
In its industry
#18of 26

SBLK's Quality Score fell 2 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 5.

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Why SBLK is down 4% today

Down 4.4% today with shipping stocks: all 29 are down, 5.8% on average; the S&P 500 is down 0.5%.

Beats the market

Up 145% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%.

  • Free cash flow went from $98.5M in fiscal 2020 to $211.9M in fiscal 2025.

Sources: Price history, Oct 30, 2026; Annual reports, Dec 31, 2025

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Key facts on SBLK

Key facts on SBLK
The companyProfit up 131% to $287M
Latest filing424B5, Oct 9 Set up an at-the-market program for up to $75M of shares, about 2% of its market value

SBLK in the news

TodayWith its group.

What moves dry bulk shipping

Fleet rate$24,486+79.7%a day, Apr to Junon a year

What the company's dry bulk ships earned a day on average in April to June, against $13,624 a year earlier. Its Capesize ships earned $36,759 a day.

Star Bulk Carriers results, SEC filing (6-K), Aug 5.

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SBLK catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +0.6% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

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Why SBLK scores 5

Below Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +2Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average
  • +2Profit A profit of $287M over the last four quarters, up 131% from $124M the four before (from its 6-⁠K results), from the SEC filingsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
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No effect today: Run-up, Size, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, Persistence, News, and Insider trades.

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SBLK RSI today: 32.5, below its 50-day, above its 200-day

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

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How SBLK ranks in Ocean Shipping

SBLK is #18 of 26 by Quality Score among Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight.

How SBLK ranks in Ocean Shipping
18Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) logoSBLKStar Bulk Carriers5

Share count against a year before: SBLK -4.5%, GNK +1.2%, HSHP +1%, PANL +0.6%.

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When does SBLK report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Nov 18, after the close (in 16 days). Expected.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

ReportedGapReaction5
sessions
Aug 5, 2026After close+5.5%+2.3%-0.3%
May 20, 2026After close+4.8%+0.9%+1.8%
Feb 25, 2026After close0.0%+0.4%+2.9%

SBLK closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and SBLK's Quality Score going into each

SBLK sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in four of the last seven years, to $1B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.

SBLK share count over time

Shares: 4.5% fewer than a year ago (to Jun 30).

Shares of SBLK outstanding, as filed
Shares
outstanding
As
of
113.4MDec 31, 2025
117.6MDec 31, 2024
84MDec 31, 2023
102.9MDec 31, 2022
Offerings, shelves, and splits of SBLK, from its filings
From its
filings
Filed
Set up an at-the-market program for up to $75M of shares, about 2% of its market valueOct 9, 2026
Set up an at-the-market program for up to $41.4M of shares, about 1% of its market valueOct 9, 2026

Insiders trading SBLK

SBLK insider trades

6 insiders sold $5.1M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellRaffaele Zagari$227KDirectorat $30.00 on Oct 13, filed Oct 14
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SBLK's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

7 more officers and directors file at SBLK. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold SBLK?

In ETFs: SBLK is under 0.1% of VYM, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026.

About Star Bulk Carriers

Star Bulk Carriers Corp provides seaborne transportation solutions in the dry bulk sector. The company owns and operates dry bulk carrier vessels, which are used to transport bulk, such as iron ore, coal, grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products. It owns a fleet of vessels that consists of Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax. The firm generates the majority of its revenue from Time charters and Voyage charters.

294 employeesstarbulk.com

What Star Bulk Carriers says it competes with

“We compete with other owners of dry bulk carriers in the Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax and Supramax size sectors.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Mar 19, 2026

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SBLK's score card

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK): Quality Score 5, Below Average, #18 of 26 in Ocean Shipping, with its price, on Breakaway
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BreakawayOct 14Raffaele Zagari sold SBLK$227K at $30.00, filed Oct 14

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 2, 2026: SBLK's Quality Score is 5 (Below Average), #18 of 26 in Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight. Insiders sold $5.1M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is SBLK a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

SBLK scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #18 of 26 in Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 145% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is SBLK's Quality Score?

SBLK scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #18 of 26 in Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind SBLK's 5.

Are insiders buying SBLK?

6 insiders sold $5.1M across 9 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Raffaele Zagari, Director, who sold $227K on Oct 13. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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