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SBLK Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Transport · Deep sea foreign transportation of freight · CIK 0001386716
Cluster · 8 insidersC-suite buying · 3Form 144 · 8
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
99
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about SBLK

Insiders, 180 days
-$584.5K net sold
8 buyers · 7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.7M
8 notices

Star Bulk Carriers insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Star Bulk Carriers Corp. insiders sold a net $584.5K of stock across 30 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 8 insiders buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Foreign private issuer: most of its insiders are exempt from SEC Form 4, but some still file it; those filings are listed below, and the record may be incomplete.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-10-14 SECtraded 2026-10-13
7,580
$227.4K
+3.9%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys, 3 sales), the last on Sep 15, 2026.
  • The trade is 25.3% of the 30,000 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 99 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Zagari Raffaele sold about $227.4K of SBLK on Oct 13, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 99 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-10-07 SECtraded 2026-10-05
6,000
$182.3K
-4.6%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 buy), the last on Sep 15, 2026.
  • The trade is 59.5% of the 10,080 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 99 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Erhardt Koert sold about $182.3K of SBLK on Oct 5, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 99 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-22 SECtraded 2026-09-21
3,500
$112.4K
-4.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 4.7% of the 73,686 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 99 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Vrettou Eleni sold about $112.4K of SBLK on Sep 21, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 99 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-09-22 SECtraded 2026-09-18
10,000
$323.4K
-4.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 34.4% of the 29,080 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 99 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Balakrishnan Mahesh sold about $323.4K of SBLK on Sep 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 99 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
BUY
2026-09-16 SECtraded 2026-09-15
6,000
$169.6K
-8.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 37.3% of the 16,080 shares held after it.
  • 7 other insiders bought within 30 days.
  • 99 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Erhardt Koert bought about $169.6K of SBLK on Sep 15, 2026, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 7 other insiders bought within 30 days and 99 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
30 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$584.5K over 180 days
+$2.1M over 90 days
more than 66% of Transport
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
99 funds bought in last quarter
more than 50% of Transport
Revenue
-17.6% year over year
below 88% of Transport
Margin
8.1% net margin
more than 64% of Transport
Buybacks
$46.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 59% of Transport
Short interest
4.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 2.4 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 51% of Transport
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 14Director Zagari Raffaele sold $227.4K (Oct 13)
Oct 7Director Erhardt Koert sold $182.3K (Oct 5)
Oct 5Director Erhardt Koert filed to sell $182.0K by Oct 5 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+70.8%12M
-1%+29%+60%+91%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-09-15 · Pappas Alexandros bought $2.1M2026-09-15 · Pappa Milena Maria bought $2.1M2026-08-25 · Zagari Raffaele sold $1.6M2026-08-24 · Zagari Raffaele sold $1.5M2026-09-15 · Zagari Raffaele bought $1.4M2026-05-18 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $869.9K2026-05-21 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $818.7K2026-06-11 · Karellis Nikolaos sold $539.2K2026-09-15 · Spyrou Symeon bought $424.1K2026-04-08 · Plakantonaki Charis sold $405.2K2026-04-08 · Plakantonaki Charis sold $405.2K2026-09-18 · Balakrishnan Mahesh sold $323.4K2026-08-17 · Plakantonaki Charis sold $322.8K2026-08-14 · Plakantonaki Charis sold $313.4K2026-09-15 · Reskos Nikolaos bought $282.7K2026-09-15 · Zagari Raffaele bought $282.7K2026-05-20 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $263.2K2026-03-31 · Zagari Raffaele sold $261.6K2026-10-13 · Zagari Raffaele sold $227.4K2026-04-15 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $210.6K2026-10-05 · Erhardt Koert sold $182.3K2026-09-15 · Erhardt Koert bought $169.6K2026-08-06 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $147.5K2026-07-30 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $144.9K2026-06-01 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $142.4K2026-09-21 · Vrettou Eleni sold $112.4K2026-09-15 · Plakantonaki Charis bought $84.8K2026-09-15 · Karellis Nikolaos bought $56.5K2026-04-14 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $39.9K2026-05-19 · Reskos Nikolaos sold $2.3K2026-10-05 · Erhardt Koert filed to sell $182.0K2026-09-21 · Vrettou Eleni filed to sell $113.7K2026-09-18 · Balakrishnan Mahesh filed to sell $315.5K2026-08-17 · SOFIA DAMIGOU filed to sell $198.2K2026-08-17 · CHARIS PLAKANTONAKI filed to sell $322.8K2026-08-14 · CHARIS PLAKANTONAKI filed to sell $313.4K2026-08-06 · NIKOLAOS RESKOS filed to sell $139.8K2026-07-30 · NIKOLAOS RESKOS filed to sell $136.9K2026-07-24 · SOFIA DAMIGOU filed to sell $203.6K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns SBLK: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$88.1M
2,817,294 sh
$70.3M
$50.3M

Congress trades in SBLK

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

SBLK planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Erhardt Koert
Filed 2026-10-05
$182.0K
Vrettou Eleni
Filed 2026-09-21
$113.7K
Balakrishnan Mahesh
Filed 2026-09-18
$315.5K
SOFIA DAMIGOU
Filed 2026-08-17
$198.2K
CHARIS PLAKANTONAKI
Filed 2026-08-17
$322.8K

SBLK mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
AUER GROWTH
$817.5K position · as of 2026-05-31
1.0%
Victory Pioneer Equity Premium Income Fund
$1.6M position · as of 2026-07-31
1.0%
Dunham Small Cap Value Fund
$528.2K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.6%
Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Fund
$27.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.3%
Counterpoint Tactical Equity Fund
$617.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Small Cap Core Fund
$306.7K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
8 insiders reported buying shares.
The record shows a net $584.5K sold by insiders over 180 days, 99 funds added last quarter, $1.7M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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SBLK financials

Revenue growth
-17.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
8.1%
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.0B$1.3B$949.3M$1.4B
Operating income$136.9M$383.0M$238.5M$607.6M
Net income$84.2M$304.7M$173.6M$566.0M
EPS (diluted)0.732.801.755.52
Operating cash flow$295.9M$471.2M$335.8M$769.9M
Cash$488.5M$425.1M$227.5M$269.8M
Buybacks$98.1M$25.3M$393.1M$20.1M
Dividends paid$34.4M$277.0M$158.1M$668.7M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

SBLK Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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SBLK ranks highest on insider conviction (83rd percentile) and institutional and government (50th), and lowest on growth (12th), among Transport peers.

Growth
12
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY-17.6% · 12 pct, sector of 132
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
83
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$585K · 66 pct, sector of 83
  • Insider buyers, 180d9 · 100 pct, sector of 83
Institutional and government
50
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter99 · 50 pct, sector of 128
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
47
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.7% · 47 pct, sector of 161
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
3 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income; fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

4 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

SBLK filings, in plain words

Are Star Bulk Carriers insiders buying or selling SBLK?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Star Bulk Carriers insiders were net sellers, a net $584.5K: $6.9M of purchases and $7.5M of sales reported on Form 4, by 8 buyers and 7 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of SBLK?

Yes. 8 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.7M of stock; the latest, by Erhardt Koert, was filed 2026-10-05.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Star Bulk Carriers insiders were net sellers of SBLK, a net $584.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 8 buyers and 7 sellers. 8 different insiders reported purchases within the last 90 days, a cluster buy, which is rarer than a single purchase. None of the 16 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Insiders filed 8 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.7M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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