DSX vs. SBLK, GNK, SB, VLRS, LIND, SNCY, ULH, CVLG, ASC, and FIP
Should you be buying Diana Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diana Shipping include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Safe Bulkers (SB), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), and FTAI Infrastructure (FIP). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors
Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diana Shipping pays out 66.7% 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.
33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 2 more articles in the media than Diana Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 4 mentions for Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Star Bulk Carriers' score of 0.26 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Star Bulk Carriers has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Star Bulk Carriers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diana Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus target price of $21.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.37%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Diana Shipping.
Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Star Bulk Carriers has a net margin of 10.98% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 9.36%. Star Bulk Carriers' return on equity of 4.97% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.
Summary
Star Bulk Carriers beats Diana Shipping on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
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This page (NYSE:DSX) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
