Oct 12 close
Star Bulk Carriers closed at $29.84 on 12 October 2026, +0.5% on the day. The price sits between the 50-day ($30.17) and 200-day ($25.92) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $16.72 to $32.88. The GekkoIndex reads 61.5, in the Accumulation zone, up 6.8 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $33.09, so the price is 9.8% below it.
The next earnings report is due on 18 November 2026, 37 days away. Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 5 times, with an average move of 3.1% across the report. Smart-money activity over the last 90 days includes 9 open-market insider purchases. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged -3.9% over the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
A typical daily move is about 2.9%, and a typical 20-day move about 6.6%. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 items read supportive and 1 reads as a headwind (seasonality).
A plain summary of the figures as of the Oct 12, 2026 close.
Star Bulk Carriers scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $29.84 sits between the 50-day ($30.17) and 200-day ($25.92) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart61.5, Accumulation
Reading 61.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex9.8% below
Price is 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 9 open-market insider purchases.
See smart moneyReports in 37 days
Next report Nov 18, 2026, 37 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−3.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.9% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Star Bulk Carriers closed at $29.84 on Oct 12, 2026, +68.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $16.72 to $32.88.
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Star Bulk Carriers moves dry bulk goods across the world's oceans, owning and running the ships that carry them. Its vessels haul commodities such as iron ore, minerals, grains, bauxite, fertilizers, and steel products for customers who need these materials shipped between ports worldwide. The company is recognized for this seaborne cargo transport business built around its own fleet of carriers.
The fleet itself spans several vessel classes, including Newcastlemax, Capesize, Post Panamax, Kamsarmax, Panamax, Ultramax, and Supramax ships, which together number 136 vessels with cargo capacities ranging from 55,569 to 209,537 deadweight tonnes. This mix allows the company to handle different cargo volumes and routes depending on what commodity is being transported and where it needs to go.
Star Bulk Carriers was incorporated in 2006 and operates out of Marousi, Greece. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker SBLK.
Star Bulk Carriers’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 61.5, in the Accumulation zone, up 6.8 points over five sessions.
Up 6.8 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | −1.4% | −2.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 174 | +0.2% | +2.4% | ||
| Neutral | 423 | +0.8% | +1.5% | ||
| Distribution | 45 | −1.8% | −0.2% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average SBLK share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Star Bulk Carriers trades 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $33.09, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Star Bulk Carriers shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$33.09
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
9.8% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.4% below the estimate.
Insiders filed 9 open-market purchases in Star Bulk Carriers worth $6.92M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$6.92Min 9 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | Zagari Raffaele director | Purchase | $1.41M |
| Sep 17 | Zagari Raffaele director | Purchase | $283K |
| Sep 17 | Reskos Nikolaos officer: Chief Operating Officer | Purchase | $283K |
| Sep 17 | Plakantonaki Charis officer: Chief Strategy Officer | Purchase | $85K |
| Sep 17 | Pappas Alexandros other: Head of Operations | Purchase | $2.10M |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in SBLK were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Star Bulk Carriers has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Star Bulk Carriers reports on Nov 18, 2026 (37 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 18, 2026
37 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | $1.17 est $0.94 | $284.6M est $284.3M | +1.3% |
| May 20, 2026 | $0.56 est $0.48 | $214.1M est $225.9M | +3.2% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.65 est $0.60 | $230.8M est $260.9M | −1.0% |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $0.28 est $0.33 | $263.9M est $230.3M | −0.5% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.11 est $0.03 | $247.4M est $230.1M | −1.8% |
| May 14, 2025 | −$0.07 est −$0.23 | $230.7M est $188.4M | +2.3% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $0.34 est $0.41 | $308.9M est $162.6M | −7.1% |
| Nov 19, 2024 | $0.69 est $0.78 | $344.3M est $284.7M | −7.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Star Bulk Carriers is $34.44, +15.4% from the last close.
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Star Bulk Carriers averaged −3.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −2.7% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −4.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −2.1% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, SBLK’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.6%.
Star Bulk Carriers’s market cap is $3.33B, with a P/E ratio of 11.9 and revenue of $1.20B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Star Bulk Carriers this week reads positive: 7 positive, 7 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
Star Bulk Carriers’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| FROFrontline | Distribution | 23.3% above |
| KEXKirby | Neutral | 30.2% below |
| MATXMatson | Neutral | 9.6% above |
| INSWInternational Seaways | Distribution | 4.1% below |
| CMBTCMB.TECH | Neutral | 9.0% above |
| HAFNHafnia | Distribution | 29.2% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Star Bulk Carriers’s market cap is $3.33B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.84, with 116.1M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 11.9.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Star Bulk Carriers is $34.44, +15.4% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Star Bulk Carriers is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.84 is 9.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $33.09. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Star Bulk Carriers is expected to report on Nov 18, 2026 (37 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.33 per share on revenue of $320.2M. Star Bulk Carriers beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.1% on average across the report.
Star Bulk Carriers’s 52-week high is $32.88 and its 52-week low is $16.72; it closed at $29.84 on Oct 12, 2026, +68.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $33.99 on May 31, 2022.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (trend) and 1 as a headwind (seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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