The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 28% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 76%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $7.
Safe Bulkers, Inc.
SB · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $675M
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-05-22
Screened 2026-05-22 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markup label.
Safe Bulkers, Inc. holds its Markup at $6.50. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Markup |
| Quantitative state | Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $6.50 |
| Valuation | 21.98 trailing · 14.66 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Debt ratio
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 80.04% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 80.0% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 23.41% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 23.4% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 0.00% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. | Pass |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-05-22 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 13.5% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-05-22 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 14.7xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 22.0xa premium valuation |
| EPS, trailing | 0.30 |
| EPS, forward | 0.45 |
| Revenue growth | +1.5%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 14.0%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 4.6%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 292.00% |
| Debt to equity | 0.65moderate, manageable leverage |
| Moat | WEAK |
| Market cap | $675M |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 28% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 76%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $7.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is holding around 28% above its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are up 76%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (1 analysts) rates it hold, with a mean price target of $7.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markup. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Date | Politician | Party | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun2026 | Gil Cisneros | Democrat | buy | 1K–15K |
| 7 Apr2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | sell | 250K–500K |
| 30 Mar2026 | Alan Armstrong | Republican | buy | 1K–15K |
| 30 Jul2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | buy | 50K–100K |
| 30 Jul2026 | Scott Peters | Democrat | buy | 50K–100K |
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $7.07 | -7.0% | · | $930 | -7.0% |
| 2 months | $6.43 | +2.3% | · | $1,023 | +2.3% |
| 3 months | $5.95 | +10.5% | · | $1,105 | +10.5% |
| 6 months | $5.05 | +30.2% | $0.05 | $1,312 | +31.2% |
| 1 year | $3.73 | +76.5% | $0.10 | $1,792 | +79.2% |
| 2 years | $5.63 | +16.9% | $0.30 | $1,222 | +22.2% |
| 3 years | $2.93 | +124.4% | $0.50 | $2,414 | +141.4% |
| 5 years | $3.57 | +84.3% | $0.80 | $2,067 | +106.7% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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