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, PAMT, GASS, KNOP, RAIL, PAL, FLYX, DSX, FLX, and SMHIShould you be buying Performance Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Performance Shipping include Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), PAMT (PAMT), StealthGas (GASS), KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOP), Freightcar America (RAIL), Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL), flyExclusive (FLYX), Diana Shipping (DSX), BingEx (FLX), and SEACOR Marine (SMHI). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Performance Shipping vs. Its Competitors Pangaea Logistics Solutions PAMT StealthGas KNOT Offshore Partners Freightcar America Proficient Auto Logistics flyExclusive Diana Shipping BingEx SEACOR Marine Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:DCIX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Is PANL or DCIX more profitable? Pangaea Logistics Solutions has a net margin of 2.75% 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 Solutions2.75% 4.97% 2.56% Performance Shipping -11.89%8.25%5.37% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 4.0%. Performance Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Performance Shipping pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 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$536.54M0.62$28.90M$0.3414.88Performance Shipping$26.85M3.40-$32.06M$4.040.45 Does the media favor PANL or DCIX? In the previous week, Pangaea Logistics Solutions had 3 more articles in the media than Performance Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and 0 mentions for Performance Shipping. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Performance Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that Pangaea Logistics Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Pangaea Logistics Solutions Positive Performance Shipping Neutral SummaryPangaea Logistics Solutions beats Performance Shipping on 9 of the 14 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DCIX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$91.27M$487.67M$7.47B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A17.70%699.43%4.01%P/E Ratio-20.2214.7213.3320.07Price / Sales3.404.12549.9170.34Price / CashN/A11.108.0058.54Price / Book0.950.012.205.87Net Income-$32.06M$6.96B$571.39M$258.89M Performance Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCIXPerformance ShippingN/A$1.82-4.1%N/A-16.9%$91.27M$26.85M-20.22137High Trading VolumePANLPangaea Logistics Solutions3.5647 of 5 stars$5.05+1.4%N/A-30.7%$331.38M$536.54M14.85570News CoveragePositive NewsPAMTPAMT0.1837 of 5 stars$13.06+0.8%$12.50-4.3%N/A$284.58M$714.65M-7.102,304News CoverageEarnings ReportGASSStealthGas3.5105 of 5 stars$6.70+1.8%N/A+3.2%$247.77M$167.26M3.72N/APositive NewsKNOPKNOT Offshore Partners3.349 of 5 stars$7.14-0.1%N/A-3.1%$244.73M$318.60M17.40640RAILFreightcar America2.8189 of 5 stars$11.32+5.3%$9.00-20.5%+251.5%$215.53M$494.66M-12.172,030News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap UpPALProficient Auto Logistics2.3625 of 5 stars$7.43+2.3%$16.00+115.3%-58.2%$201.13M$240.85M0.00601News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFLYXflyExclusiveN/A$2.37-3.3%N/A-43.6%$189.91M$335.43M-1.99N/AGap DownDSXDiana Shipping0.3205 of 5 stars$1.60+1.6%N/A-39.8%$184.65M$228.21M-159.50820News CoverageUpcoming EarningsFLXBingExN/A$3.16+5.3%$4.70+48.7%N/A$176.77M$612.14M0.001,046News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeSMHISEACOR Marine1.4194 of 5 stars$5.28+1.3%N/A-59.9%$141.78M$264.09M-2.081,239News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PANL Alternatives PAMT Alternatives GASS Alternatives KNOP Alternatives RAIL Alternatives PAL Alternatives FLYX Alternatives DSX Alternatives FLX Alternatives SMHI 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 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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