- The trend backdrop is active with a 67-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
SB
NYSE
Week ended 18 Sep 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Safe Bulkers Inc · Industrials · Marine Shipping
Latest close
9.18 USD
7.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.9%, after a 7.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
82
out of 100
Latest Close
9.18 USD
18 Sep 2026
1W Return
7.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
7.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
45.0%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.8x
vs 13-week average
- 6 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
7.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 7.6%.
Indicator stack
100/84
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 62.79%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
Options pressure
Volatility
50/100 conviction; expected move 14.4%.
News sentiment
52/100
9 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 97.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.9%, after a 7.6% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.8x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Up week
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.8312-week average 0.66
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers66 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 6 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 7.6% over four weeks, 45.0% over 12 weeks, and 106.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 67 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak67 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change78.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership38.93Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change13.0%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 18 Sep 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026
Field coverage 100%
Model confidence 100%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength86/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Value82/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 19; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth84/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 12.0x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 44.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 34.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 7.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 10.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 62.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -70.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.0% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.3x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Options positioningVolatility
SB shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 14.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Conviction50/100
Expected move14.4%
Put/call volume0.42
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
3 positive · 5 neutral · 1 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move14.4%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
27 Mar
24 Apr
22 May
19 Jun
17 Jul
14 Aug
18 Sep
Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 11 Sep.
Latest week+7.9%Week of 18 Sep.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split34/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -3.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorUS Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-5.4%
Trend breadth46.0%
Trend46.0%active weekly trend signals
MD25.0%positive activity pressure
RS26.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryUS Marine Shipping
4-week rank14 / 34
Group average9.9%
Trend breadth82.4%
Trend82.4%active weekly trend signals
MD91.2%positive activity pressure
RS79.4%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape81/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 81/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis73/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.83; 6 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 62.79%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 62.79% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors70/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 54; Small Cap Core rank 26 SVQF54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 491.5 of 1061 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Options51/100SB shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 14.4%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.
Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 14.4% Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
Safe Bulkers (SB) Stock May Already Be Fully Priced On Earnings Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | 9.18 USD | 7.9% | 7.03 USD | 4.70 USD | 1.56 | 38.93 | 9.5M | On |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 8.51 USD | -7.2% | 6.93 USD | 4.66 USD | 1.50 | 30.20 | 9.2M | On |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 9.17 USD | 7.6% | 6.84 USD | 4.62 USD | 1.29 | 40.57 | 5.2M | On |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 8.52 USD | -0.1% | 6.72 USD | 4.58 USD | 0.98 | 32.28 | 3.5M | On |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 8.53 USD | 10.1% | 6.62 USD | 4.54 USD | 0.88 | 34.46 | 4.1M | On |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 7.75 USD | 3.0% | 6.52 USD | 4.51 USD | 0.70 | 21.76 | 3.1M | On |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 7.53 USD | -2.7% | 6.43 USD | 4.48 USD | 0.52 | 19.41 | 3.3M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.73 USD | 1.8% | 6.35 USD | 4.45 USD | 0.26 | 28.01 | 4.3M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.60 USD | 12.5% | 6.25 USD | 4.42 USD | -0.18 | 28.36 | 4.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.75 USD | -1.2% | 6.16 USD | 4.39 USD | -0.48 | 14.49 | 7.1M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 6.83 USD | 6.8% | 6.09 USD | 4.36 USD | -0.50 | 14.78 | 3.0M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 6.40 USD | 1.1% | 6.03 USD | 4.34 USD | -0.40 | 9.66 | 3.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 6.33 USD | -4.6% | 5.99 USD | 4.31 USD | -0.33 | 11.54 | 8.0M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6.64 USD | -2.9% | 5.95 USD | 4.29 USD | -0.42 | 14.96 | 3.4M | On |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.