Safe Bulkers (SB) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) is expected to announce its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 18th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $70.00 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Safe Bulkers Stock Up 2.8%

SB stock opened at $6.00 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $5.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.79. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Safe Bulkers has a 1-year low of $3.02 and a 1-year high of $6.14. The stock has a market cap of $613.47 million, a P/E ratio of 16.65 and a beta of 1.13.

Safe Bulkers Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 8th were given a $0.05 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 8th. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. Safe Bulkers’s payout ratio is currently 55.56%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on shares of Safe Bulkers from $5.00 to $6.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Safe Bulkers in a report on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its stake in Safe Bulkers by 50.6% during the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 120,887 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 40,633 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Safe Bulkers by 39.6% during the 4th quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 43,082 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $208,000 after acquiring an additional 12,210 shares during the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its holdings in shares of Safe Bulkers by 122.0% during the fourth quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 182,624 shares of the shipping company’s stock worth $880,000 after purchasing an additional 100,358 shares in the last quarter. PCM Encore LLC bought a new position in shares of Safe Bulkers in the fourth quarter worth approximately $170,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Safe Bulkers by 36.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 59,293 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 15,749 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 21.69% of the company’s stock.

Safe Bulkers Company Profile

Safe Bulkers Inc (NYSE: SB) is a dry bulk shipping company engaged in the ocean transport of commodities such as iron ore, coal, grain, and fertilizers. The company operates a modern fleet of vessels, including Panamax, Supramax and Kamsarmax bulk carriers, designed to serve a variety of trade routes and cargo types. Safe Bulkers’ fleet is employed under both time charter and voyage charter arrangements, offering flexibility to respond to market demand and optimize vessel utilization.

Founded in 2008, Safe Bulkers began trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange in the same year, establishing itself as a publicly listed provider of dry bulk transportation services.