Star Bulk Carriers Corp vs Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd

Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK) is undervalued and Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, SBLK trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +34%, against -39% for ZIM.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp (SBLK)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.2% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $46.71; the price of $30.94 is 34% below that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 84/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd (ZIM)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $21.89; the price of $30.51 is 39% above that value, and 82% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricSBLKZIM
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$30.94$30.51
Intrinsic value$46.71$21.89
Margin of safety+34%-39%
Leak Score84/100 (3/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$3.5B$3.7B
Revenue growth, 5 years8.5%11.6%
Operating margin27.8%5.7%
Net margin23.9%2.1%
Return on equity11.7%3.6%
Debt to equity0.411.37
P/E12.1x26.6x
Forward P/E7.5x
P/B1.4x0.9x
Dividend yield12.8%7.8%

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