A new trading data show Safe Bulkers, Inc (SB) is showing positive returns.

With 0.98 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.93 million shares. The 52-week range on SB shows that it touched its highest point at $5.00 and its lowest point at $2.97 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $5.43. With its current market cap of 562.56 million, SB has annualized dividend of $0.20 while the current yield stands at 3.97%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.02.

Price Performance and Earnings:

Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of SB was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 9.57%, but this was up by 20.86% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 36.96% while six-month performance rose 67.44%. The stock gained 40.78% in the past year, while it has gained 28.24% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for SB yields 0.61 with Next year EPS estimates of 0.83. For the next quarter, that number is 0.14. This implies an EPS growth rate of 31.62% for this year and 15.09% for next year. EPS is expected to grow by 14.00% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of 30.64%.

Float and Shares Shorts:

At present, 111.61 million SB shares are outstanding with a float of 63.22 million shares on hand for trading. On Feb 29, 2024, short shares totaled 2.15 million, which was 1.92% higher than short shares on Jan 31, 2024. In addition to Mr. Polys Hajioannou as the firm’s Chairman & CEO, Dr. Loukas Barmparis serves as its President, Secretary & Director.

Institutional Ownership:

Through their ownership of 22.08% of SB’s outstanding shares, institutional investors have minority control over the company.

Analysts Ratings:

Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for SB since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.