STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP.
In the published model solve dated 2026-Q2, anchored at $27.93, STAR BULK CARRIERS CORP. (SBLK) is priced for +20.7% growth. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating; individual model outputs and user-controlled scenarios are analytical inputs, not Boothcheck targets. The narrative was composed July 25, 2026 from SEC EDGAR filings.
• Star Bulk owns one of the largest dry bulk fleets in public hands, 141 vessels of roughly 14.0 million deadweight tons on a fully delivered basis as of May 20, 2026, with 96% fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, and that fixed asset base earns whatever the freight market happens to pay in a given quarter [Source: Form 6-K, May 26, 2026]. • Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2025 came in near 137 million dollars, the weakest of the last five years and under a fifth of the 202
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183 institutional managers reported holding SBLK in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 32% of the company; the top 10 hold 15%. 45 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Two Sigma, Renaissance Technologies, Goldman Sachs, among others. On the short side, 1.9M shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 2% of shares outstanding (1.7 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
SBLK's share count grew 13.7% over the past five years even with $648.90M spent on repurchases. It pays a dividend, and has for 7 years running; the current rate is $0.30 a share annually. Cash returned over the past three years: $608.35M in dividends and $585.43M in repurchases.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: July 25, 2026
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