SBLKStar Bulk Carriers Corp.

$28.98+72% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though insiders cluster-buying.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +12% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction+$1.8M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Multiple insiders bought with their own money, the strongest form of the signal (the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026).

Short interest2.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Lightly shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 9.1% since the previous count, up from 1.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How SBLK is trading

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. is +72% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 56 points ahead of the market.

+72%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+12%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
35

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
11%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$12.10 – $32.49 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$28.98
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−3.1%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+72%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+115%
vs 50-day average$30.17
−4.0%
52-week high
$32.48
52-week low
$16.77
Annualised volatility
34%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$1.6M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+56%
2025+31%
2024−21%
2023+19%
2022+8.5%
2021+185%
2020−25%
2019+30%
2018−19%
2017+120%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+8.0%
Feb109 of 10+13%
Mar105 of 10−4.0%
Apr106 of 10+4.4%
May106 of 10+0.65%
Jun106 of 10+7.1%
Jul119 of 11+5.8%
Aug116 of 11+2.4%
Sep115 of 11+0.90%
Oct114 of 11−4.1%
Nov107 of 10+5.0%
Dec105 of 10+2.3%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.