SBLK (Star Bulk Carriers) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)

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What is Star Bulk Carriers Moat Score?

Star Bulk Carriers has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Star Bulk Carriers has Narrow Moat: Star Bulk Carriers Corp has a solid narrow moat due to its economies of scale and strong fleet management capabilities. However, the shipping industry is highly cyclical and competitive, limiting its pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Star Bulk Carriers might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Star Bulk Carriers's Moat Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Star Bulk Carriers's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Star Bulk Carriers's Moat Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Star Bulk Carriers's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Star Bulk Carriers's Moat Score falls into.

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Star Bulk Carriers (NAS:SBLK) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Star Bulk Carriers Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

C/o Star Bulk Management Inc, 40 Agiou Konstantinou Street, Maroussi, Athens, GRC, 15124

Website

https://www.starbulk.com

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. It generates revenues through the voyages it carries out.

Executives

Ramius Advisors Llc	10 percent owner	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Enterprise Ltd	10 percent owner	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Carpathia Master Fund Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rcg Baldwin Lp	10 percent owner	C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A Cohen	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	40 WEST 57TH STREET, SUITE 2020, NEW YORK NY 10019
Thomas W Strauss	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Ramius Capital Group Llc	10 percent owner	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
C4s & Co Llc	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Morgan B Stark	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	C/O RAMIUS LLC, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jeffrey M Solomon	10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses	599 LEXINGTON AVENUE 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022