This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Performance Shipping (DCIX) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock DCIX vs. PANL, KNOP, PAMT, GASS, DSX, PAL, RAIL, SRFM, FLX, and SHIPShould you be buying Performance Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Performance Shipping include Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), PAMT (PAMT), StealthGas (GASS), Diana Shipping (DSX), Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL), Freightcar America (RAIL), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), BingEx (FLX), and Seanergy Maritime (SHIP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Performance Shipping vs. Its Competitors Pangaea Logistics Solutions KNOT Offshore Partners PAMT StealthGas Diana Shipping Proficient Auto Logistics Freightcar America Surf Air Mobility BingEx Seanergy Maritime Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:DCIX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Does the media prefer PANL or DCIX? In the previous week, Pangaea Logistics Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Performance Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and 2 mentions for Performance Shipping. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Performance Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that Pangaea Logistics Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pangaea Logistics Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Performance Shipping 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PANL or DCIX? 60.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Performance Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.2% of Pangaea Logistics Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PANL or DCIX? Pangaea Logistics Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Performance Shipping. Performance Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pangaea Logistics Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPangaea Logistics Solutions$536.54M0.55$28.90M$0.2220.73Performance Shipping$26.85M3.55-$32.06M$4.040.47 Is PANL or DCIX a better dividend stock? Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Performance Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Performance Shipping pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is PANL or DCIX more profitable? Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a net margin of 1.52% compared to Performance Shipping's net margin of -11.89%. Performance Shipping's return on equity of 8.25% beat Pangaea Logistics Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pangaea Logistics Solutions1.52% 3.38% 1.71% Performance Shipping -11.89%8.25%5.37% Do analysts prefer PANL or DCIX? Pangaea Logistics Solutions currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 97.37%. Given Pangaea Logistics Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pangaea Logistics Solutions is more favorable than Performance Shipping.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pangaea Logistics Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Performance Shipping 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryPangaea Logistics Solutions beats Performance Shipping on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Performance Shipping News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DCIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DCIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPerformance ShippingDeep Sea Freight Transportation IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$95.29M$337.42M$7.02B$10.24BDividend YieldN/A8.94%940.08%4.69%P/E Ratio-21.1125.0814.5526.57Price / Sales3.55N/A528.62179.21Price / CashN/A11.107.9762.20Price / Book0.990.012.406.53Net Income-$32.06M$6.96B$555.48M$275.96M Performance Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCIXPerformance ShippingN/A$1.90+0.5%N/A+2.2%$95.29M$26.85M-21.11137News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePANLPangaea Logistics Solutions3.9303 of 5 stars$5.08-1.4%$9.00+77.2%-27.9%$336M$536.54M23.09570News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastKNOPKNOT Offshore Partners3.3199 of 5 stars$8.83-4.3%N/A+28.5%$316.57M$318.60M8.92640News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPAMTPAMT2.3678 of 5 stars$11.40-4.2%$13.00+14.0%N/A$249.02M$714.65M-5.252,304News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGASSStealthGas3.4003 of 5 stars$6.55-1.9%N/A-6.7%$248.24M$167.26M3.97N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓DSXDiana Shipping1.4188 of 5 stars$1.69-3.7%N/A-31.1%$202.60M$228.21M28.09820Analyst ForecastPALProficient Auto Logistics1.8826 of 5 stars$6.89flat$14.67+112.9%-55.0%$191.47M$240.85M0.00601Analyst ForecastRAILFreightcar America2.3043 of 5 stars$9.78+2.5%$9.00-8.0%-17.9%$182.48M$559.42M-13.972,030News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSRFMSurf Air Mobility2.2215 of 5 stars$4.30+1.2%$6.58+53.1%+132.7%$182.01M$119.43M-1.55625News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpFLXBingEx1.9829 of 5 stars$3.21+1.6%$4.70+46.4%-72.4%$176.76M$612.14M-17.831,046News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSHIPSeanergy Maritime3.1508 of 5 stars$8.26-1.9%$11.00+33.2%-25.4%$176.00M$147.72M11.3250Analyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PANL Alternatives KNOP Alternatives PAMT Alternatives GASS Alternatives DSX Alternatives PAL Alternatives RAIL Alternatives SRFM Alternatives FLX Alternatives SHIP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DCIX) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenIf you're a futures trader (or want to be one), this could be the biggest shift you'll ever see in the prop fi...Neuro Street Trading Academy | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyAltcoin ETFs could surge prices (do this now) My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" breaks down exactl...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | Sponsored1 Hour Once A DayMy top income trading expert, Dave Aquino, just released a 1-hour trading strategy designed specifically to he...Base Camp Trading | SponsoredClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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