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Safe Bulkers, Inc.

$SB·$867M·Marine Shipping·Industrials
$9.01+3.0%YTD+87.7%1Y+97.6%
Price updated 9h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
SBSB
$SBSafe Bulkers, Inc.
$9.01+2.97%29 posts0.8×
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On X

The complete picture of $SB on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

29X posts · last 7 days
Aug 31Sep 12
Chatter Meter
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How loud $SB's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-27

Safe Bulkers (SB) sentiment is confidently bullish. Users celebrate SB hitting new 52-week highs at $8.35-$8.68 holding 12-year highs (not seen since Sept 2014), a several-hundred-percentage-point win for the community with 'more space to the ceiling' (high $9s-$10+ conservatively). SB also appears on cheap-share favorites list (with XRX/GT/SWBI/BB/NOK/HFFG/MX). A dramatic change in Sugar markets (SB) shows managed money squeezed and flipped very long — trend is up now. Skepticism is essentially absent from the sample; the modal stance is 'new highs — slow and steady wins the race, still in play'.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $SB — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-18

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A dry-bulk shipper has ridden the Capesize rate cycle to twelve-year highs — and the controlling shareholder is still adding.

Safe Bulkers owns and operates a fleet of dry-bulk ocean-going ships that move iron ore, coal and grain around the world. The whole story here is a very strong cycle in Capesize day-rates that has re-priced the shipping cohort broadly, and this name has been a particular beneficiary because of its operating leverage.

  • The tape has been remarkable: shares are up roughly ninety percent year-to-date and near a doubling over the past twelve months, breaking to levels not seen in more than a decade.
  • The cash story supports the price action: free-cash-flow yield is comfortably in the high-single-digits, and gross margins have widened as day-rates have risen — the classic operating-leverage set-up of a shipping upcycle.
  • Insider intent is loud: the controlling shareholder disclosed continued build-up of a substantial stake through a recently amended 13D filing, which is the strongest possible signal that management thinks the cycle still has room to run.

The next earnings print is a read on cash generation into the seasonally strong autumn window; any softening in Capesize spot rates from here is the risk to size, as the whole thesis is tied to the day-rate cycle.

Agrees with X sentimentX sentiment is confidently bullish, pointing to fresh twelve-year highs, elevated Capesize spot rates and inclusion in cheap-share favourites lists. The fundamental picture matches — a strong dry-bulk cycle, expanding free cash flow and insider buying — with the honest caveat that shipping cycles reverse quickly and the crowd is not yet talking about where the top is.

What to watch: The next quarterly print for day-rate averages and any commentary on new-ship deliveries or scrapping, plus the Capesize spot-rate curve. Any further insider filings from the controlling holder would confirm or contradict the current run.

On the calendar: Q3 earnings — date pending

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Dry bulk shipping company transporting coal, grain, and iron ore with a 40-vessel Panamax-to-Capesize fleet.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Marine Shipping sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SB.

Marine Shipping · Industrials

Crude tanker rates are surging: DHT fixed a VLCC at a record-tying rate for a US Gulf Coast to China voyage, and Frontline declared a special dividend after selling two VLLCs. Red Sea Houthi route disruptions continue to lengthen ton-miles structurally, and SEA ETF is up 42% YTD reflecting the sustained freight-rate environment.

What this means for $SB

Partial — Safe Bulkers' Panamax-to-Capesize fleet of 40 vessels transports coal, grain, and iron ore; moderately leveraged to the dry bulk rate cycle with a slightly younger average fleet age.

Top industry ETF

$SEAU.S. Global Sea to Sky Cargo ETF
+45.5%YTD
+38.6%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
12.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
5.8%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
28.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
8.8%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
38.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$0.28$0.21+30.2%
Q1 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.18$0.10+71.4%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.14$0.140.0%
Q3 2025Nov 25, 2025$0.12$0.18-35.1%
Next earningsWed, Nov 25·consensus EPS $0.24

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$74.4M+15.6%45.3%35.6%$0.20—
Q4 FY25$72.6M+1.5%42.0%31.1%$0.10$-8.8M
Q3 FY25$73.1M-3.7%39.4%29.1%$0.15$20.1M
Q2 FY25$65.7M-16.3%27.7%16.0%$-0.00$19.1M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$307.5M$302.0M – $313.0M$0.97$0.95 – $0.991
FY27$272.4M$262.5M – $282.3M$0.52$0.37 – $0.672
FY28$286.2M$281.1M – $291.3M$0.57$0.56 – $0.581
FY29$237.7M$233.4M – $241.9M$0.83$0.81 – $0.851

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.94%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+13.3%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+37.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 1 other (1 award) in window

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  • Real-time open-market buys and sells from Form 4 filings
  • Cluster-buy detection when multiple insiders pile in at once
  • 30 / 60 / 180-day windows so you can spot building conviction
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentSep 11SC 13D/A
AI summary

Vorini Holdings Inc. (controlled by Polys Hajioannou) filed Amendment No. 8 to its Schedule 13D on Safe Bulkers, Inc., reporting beneficial ownership of 19,426,015 shares (17.1%) and Polys Hajioannou reporting aggregate beneficial ownership of 49,881,427 shares (43.8% of Safe Bulkers). The updated share count of 113,833,473 reflects the recent issuance of 12,000,000 shares in a private placement. The reporting group's controlling position has not materially changed — this amendment primarily updates the outstanding share base following the private placement. The ~43.8% controlling stake by the Hajioannou family remains the dominant structural feature.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 18SC 13D/A
AI summary

Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D filed by Vorini Holdings Inc. reporting beneficial ownership of SAFE BULKERS, INC. representing a 5% stake (1 shares), with investment intent. This SC 13D/A filing dated 2026-05-18 updates the holder's position and disclosed intentions.

3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
3New insider — initial holdingsApr 243
+ 23 other (23 6-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Results of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholdersglobenewswire.com·8d agoShipping stocks at a crossroads amid their best rally in decadescnbc.com·15d agoSafe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) & A.P. Moller-Maersk (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Head to Head Analysisdefenseworld.net·25d agoKBRA Releases Monthly CMBS Trend Watchbusinesswire.com·42d agoSafe Bulkers Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·50d ago

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