Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors $1.37 -0.03 (-2.14%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.38 +0.00 (+0.36%) As of 09/12/2025 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MESA vs. DSX, PAL, SPCE, FLX, SHIP, SMHI, SRFM, CRGO, DLNG, and IMPPShould you be buying Mesa Air Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Air Group include Diana Shipping (DSX), Proficient Auto Logistics (PAL), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), BingEx (FLX), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Surf Air Mobility (SRFM), Freightos (CRGO), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), and Imperial Petroleum (IMPP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Mesa Air Group vs. Its Competitors Diana Shipping Proficient Auto Logistics Virgin Galactic BingEx Seanergy Maritime SEACOR Marine Surf Air Mobility Freightos Dynagas LNG Partners Imperial Petroleum Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MESA or DSX? Diana Shipping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diana Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMesa Air Group$406.02M0.14-$91.01M-$4.29-0.32Diana Shipping$228.21M0.98$12.75M$0.0632.25 Which has more volatility & risk, MESA or DSX? Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.06, meaning that its stock price is 206% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MESA or DSX? 13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MESA or DSX more profitable? Diana Shipping has a net margin of 9.36% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -43.65%. Diana Shipping's return on equity of 4.09% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mesa Air Group-43.65% -1,171.23% -2.14% Diana Shipping 9.36%4.09%1.76% Does the media refer more to MESA or DSX? In the previous week, Mesa Air Group had 2 more articles in the media than Diana Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mesa Air Group and 3 mentions for Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mesa Air Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Diana Shipping 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDiana Shipping beats Mesa Air Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mesa Air Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MESA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 MESA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa Air GroupTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$58.61M$7.87B$7.07B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A8,199.46%940.00%4.60%P/E Ratio-0.3210.7613.7125.98Price / Sales0.143,604.03637.50181.19Price / Cash2.385.398.0260.44Price / Book0.512.852.206.29Net Income-$91.01M$587.12M$556.72M$271.07M7 Day Performance6.20%-1.11%1.09%3.87%1 Month Performance24.55%4.33%2.51%4.88%1 Year Performance8.73%78.99%10.67%26.12% Mesa Air Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MESAMesa Air Group0.4736 of 5 stars$1.37-2.1%N/A+8.7%$58.61M$406.02M-0.321,838Short Interest ↑DSXDiana Shipping2.5913 of 5 stars$1.85-6.3%N/A-18.2%$213.60M$228.21M30.76820News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradePALProficient Auto Logistics1.8387 of 5 stars$7.45+1.6%$14.67+96.9%-59.0%$207.04M$240.85M0.00601News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionSPCEVirgin Galactic1.9508 of 5 stars$3.14-1.1%$4.81+53.5%-47.3%$180.55M$1.70M-0.35800News CoverageOptions VolumeFLXBingEx2.0357 of 5 stars$3.22+6.6%$4.70+46.0%N/A$180.12M$4.17B-17.891,046SHIPSeanergy Maritime3.7542 of 5 stars$8.44+0.7%$11.00+30.3%-15.1%$176.40M$167.46M11.5650News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓SMHISEACOR Marine1.0982 of 5 stars$6.34+2.4%$7.00+10.5%-30.6%$170.92M$255.03M-2.701,239News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSRFMSurf Air Mobility1.73 of 5 stars$3.97-2.6%$6.58+66.0%+184.8%$169.82M$119.43M-1.43625CRGOFreightos0.3559 of 5 stars$3.16-0.9%N/A+98.7%$157.14M$27.16M-7.18350Positive NewsShort Interest ↑DLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$3.82+1.1%N/A+4.9%$140.50M$156.40M3.412,020Positive NewsEarnings ReportIMPPImperial Petroleum2.5954 of 5 stars$4.00+7.0%$6.00+50.0%+9.0%$137.68M$147.48M3.9274News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSX Alternatives PAL Alternatives SPCE Alternatives FLX Alternatives SHIP Alternatives SMHI Alternatives SRFM Alternatives CRGO Alternatives DLNG Alternatives IMPP 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:MESA) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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