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Star Bulk Carriers (4FAP) Stock Price & Analysis

4FAP Stock Chart & Stats

€25.45-€0.18(-0.70%)
At close: 1:00 AM GMT+1
€24€26€283 Aug17 Aug27 Aug14 Sep28 Sep15 Oct27 Oct
Day’s Range
EUR 25.45 - EUR 25.45
52-Week Range
EUR 15.31 - EUR 28.78
Previous Close
EUR 25.63
Volume
N/A
Average Volume (3M)
93
Market Cap
EUR 2.84B
Enterprise Value
EUR 3.26B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)
EUR 565.14M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)
EUR 1.18B
Price to Earnings (P/E)
11.1
Beta
0.42
Next Earnings
Nov 18, 2026 (Est.)
EPS Estimate
1.2
Next Dividend Ex-Date
N/A
Dividend Yield
6.05%

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say

Strong Profitability And Cash Generation

Strong quarterly earnings and operating cash flow demonstrate substantial earning power from the existing fleet. If maintained through the cycle, this cash generation can fund vessel renewal, reduce debt, and support shareholder distributions while preserving strategic flexibility.

Improved Balance-sheet Resilience

Lower leverage, sizeable equity, liquid cash reserves, and debt-free vessels give Star Bulk greater financial resilience than in prior years. This supports continued investment and helps the company manage weaker freight markets without relying as heavily on external financing.

Fleet Modernization And Operating Efficiency

Fleet renewal and widespread energy-saving installations can improve fuel efficiency, vessel competitiveness, and compliance with evolving environmental requirements. These investments strengthen the platform’s long-term cost position and should help preserve earning potential as older ships retire.

Bears Say

Pronounced Earnings Cyclicality

Dry bulk earnings remain highly dependent on volatile freight rates and commodity trade conditions, as shown by past revenue and margin swings. This cyclicality reduces confidence that current profitability will persist and can make cash available for dividends, debt reduction, and reinvestment uneven.

Drydock And Off-hire Exposure

A concentrated drydock schedule can temporarily remove vessels from revenue service while still requiring maintenance spending. The resulting lost available days and timing uncertainty may weaken near-term cash generation, making reported results less representative of the fleet’s underlying earning capacity.

Macro And Chinese Demand Risk

China is an important source of dry bulk demand, so weaker growth and property activity could restrain imports and reduce cargo volumes. Lower demand would pressure utilization and freight rates, directly affecting Star Bulk’s revenue, margins, and shareholder distributions.

Star Bulk Carriers News

4FAP FAQ

What was Star Bulk Carriers’s price range in the past 12 months?
Star Bulk Carriers lowest stock price was €15.31 and its highest was €28.78 in the past 12 months.
What is Star Bulk Carriers’s market cap?
Star Bulk Carriers’s market cap is €2.84B.
When is Star Bulk Carriers’s upcoming earnings report date?
Star Bulk Carriers’s next earnings report is estimated for Nov 18, 2026 (not yet confirmed), which is in 16 days.
How were Star Bulk Carriers’s earnings last quarter?
Star Bulk Carriers released its earnings results on Aug 05, 2026. The company reported €1.083 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of €0.853 by €0.23.
Is Star Bulk Carriers overvalued?
Not enough analysts have published a price target to calculate whether the price is overvalued.
Does Star Bulk Carriers pay dividends?
Star Bulk Carriers does not currently pay dividends.
What is Star Bulk Carriers’s EPS estimate?
Star Bulk Carriers’s EPS estimate is 1.20.
How many shares outstanding does Star Bulk Carriers have?
Star Bulk Carriers has 111,985,280 shares outstanding.
What happened to Star Bulk Carriers’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Star Bulk Carriers reported an EPS of €1.083 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of €0.853. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 2.096%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Star Bulk Carriers?
Hedge funds hold Star Bulk Carriers shares: the largest hedge-fund position in Star Bulk Carriers is 1,523,839,426 shares, and hedge funds increased their holdings by 826.5K shares last quarter.
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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