DCIX vs. PANL, PAMT, GASS, KNOP, AZUL, PAL, FLX, DSX, FLYX, and RAIL
Should 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), Azul (AZUL), Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL), BingEx (FLX), Diana Shipping (DSX), flyExclusive (FLYX), and Freightcar America (RAIL). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector.
Performance Shipping vs. Its Competitors
Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NASDAQ:PANL) and Performance Shipping (NASDAQ:DCIX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Pangaea Logistics Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Performance Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.
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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Pangaea Logistics Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Performance Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Pangaea Logistics Solutions and 0 mentions for Performance Shipping. Pangaea Logistics Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Performance Shipping's score of 0.00 indicating that Pangaea Logistics Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Pangaea Logistics Solutions beats Performance Shipping on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:DCIX) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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