Diana Shipping (DSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Diana Shipping Inc. is a global shipping company that owns and operates dry bulk vessels. Its fleet transports major commodities, including iron ore, grain and coal, as well as other bulk cargoes used in international trade. The company’s vessels serve customers and routes across global markets.

Diana Shipping’s fleet has historically included Capesize, Kamsarmax, Panamax and Ultramax vessels. The company generally employs its ships through time charter agreements, under which vessels are leased to customers for specified periods, as well as through other commercial arrangements.

Founded in 1999, Diana Shipping is incorporated in the Marshall Islands and operates from Greece, a major international center for shipping. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Semiramis Paliou and Executive Chairman Simeon Palios, who has been associated with the company since its formation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.84 to $2.94
• 50-Day Range: $2.36 to $3.08
• 52-Week Range: $1.57 to $3.20
• Volume: 1.26 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.17 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $360.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.04
• Dividend Yield: 1.38%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Diana Shipping Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Diana Shipping scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 522nd out of 658 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Diana Shipping has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Diana Shipping has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Diana Shipping is 6.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Diana Shipping is 6.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.52.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Diana Shipping has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.44% of the float of Diana Shipping has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Diana Shipping has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.91, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Diana Shipping has recently increased by 67.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Diana Shipping pays a meaningful dividend of 1.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Diana Shipping does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Diana Shipping is 8.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Diana Shipping has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Diana Shipping this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Diana Shipping to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Diana Shipping insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.68% of the stock of Diana Shipping is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend: 8/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/11/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Marine Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Marine Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DSX
• CIK: 1318885
• Web: www.dianashippinginc.com
• Phone: 302109470100
• Fax: 30-210-9470-101
• Employees: 981
• Year Founded: 2005

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.48
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $17.83 million
• Net Margins: 27.88%
• Pretax Margin: 27.88%
• Return on Equity: 7.55%
• Return on Assets: 3.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.92
• Current Ratio: 2.05
• Quick Ratio: 2.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $213.54 million
• Price / Sales: 1.69
• Cash Flow: $0.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.93
• Book Value: $4.34 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 124,410,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $360.66 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59