Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DSX or ULH?

48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Universal Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. 73.6% of Universal Logistics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor DSX or ULH?

In the previous week, Diana Shipping and Diana Shipping both had 1 articles in the media. Universal Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.56 indicating that Universal Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diana Shipping	Positive
Universal Logistics	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, DSX or ULH?

Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Logistics has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer DSX or ULH?

Universal Logistics has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.23%. Given Universal Logistics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Logistics is more favorable than Diana Shipping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diana Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Universal Logistics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSX or ULH?

Diana Shipping received 76 more outperform votes than Universal Logistics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.95% of users gave Universal Logistics an outperform vote while only 52.27% of users gave Diana Shipping an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Diana Shipping	Outperform Votes 346 52.27%	Underperform Votes 316 47.73%
Universal Logistics	Outperform Votes 270 58.95%	Underperform Votes 188 41.05%

Is DSX or ULH more profitable?

Universal Logistics has a net margin of 7.04% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 5.36%. Universal Logistics' return on equity of 21.37% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diana Shipping	5.36%	4.42%	1.89%
Universal Logistics	7.04%	21.37%	8.83%

Is DSX or ULH a better dividend stock?

Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Universal Logistics pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Diana Shipping pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Logistics pays out 13.2% 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. Diana Shipping is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DSX or ULH?

Universal Logistics has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Logistics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diana Shipping	$225.50M	0.87	$49.84M	-$0.01	-168.50
Universal Logistics	$1.74B	0.37	$129.91M	$3.18	7.58

Summary

Universal Logistics beats Diana Shipping on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.