Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors $1.48 -0.05 (-3.27%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.52 +0.04 (+2.70%) As of 08/1/2025 07:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSX vs. GOGL, SBLK, GNK, SB, CVLG, LIND, VLRS, SNCY, ASC, and ESEAShould you be buying Diana Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diana Shipping include Golden Ocean Group (GOGL), Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Safe Bulkers (SB), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), and Euroseas (ESEA). Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors Golden Ocean Group Star Bulk Carriers Genco Shipping & Trading Safe Bulkers Covenant Logistics Group Lindblad Expeditions Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Sun Country Airlines Ardmore Shipping Euroseas Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation. Do analysts recommend GOGL or DSX? Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus target price of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.46%. Given Golden Ocean Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Golden Ocean Group is more favorable than Diana Shipping.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golden Ocean Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Diana Shipping 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor GOGL or DSX? In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 5 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Diana Shipping and 5 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golden Ocean Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Diana Shipping 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOGL or DSX? 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GOGL or DSX? Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Golden Ocean 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 RatioGolden Ocean Group$863.61M1.93$223.21M$0.5714.68Diana Shipping$224.19M0.76$12.75M$0.0624.67 Which has more risk & volatility, GOGL or DSX? Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GOGL or DSX a better dividend stock? Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% 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. Is GOGL or DSX more profitable? Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 9.36%. Golden Ocean Group's return on equity of 5.56% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golden Ocean Group13.16% 5.56% 3.08% Diana Shipping 9.36%4.09%1.76% SummaryGolden Ocean Group beats Diana Shipping on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Diana Shipping News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSX 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 DSX 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 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.Skip Chart DSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiana ShippingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$177.13M$2.60B$7.13B$20.69BDividend Yield2.61%5.07%706.15%3.67%P/E Ratio24.677.3212.9329.07Price / Sales0.762.51525.1166.31Price / Cash2.764.117.6622.84Price / Book0.350.782.064.43Net Income$12.75M$527.30M$574.24M$994.22M7 Day Performance-8.92%-4.23%-5.20%-3.35%1 Month Performance-1.99%0.19%-2.14%-2.06%1 Year Performance-39.71%-19.64%-2.64%10.15% Diana Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSXDiana Shipping1.8004 of 5 stars$1.48-3.3%N/A-41.2%$177.13M$224.19M24.67820News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGOGLGolden Ocean Group1.8967 of 5 stars$8.57-1.2%$10.25+19.6%-30.0%$1.73B$968.42M15.0440Positive NewsShort Interest ↑SBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.1329 of 5 stars$18.85+0.3%$22.05+17.0%-15.3%$2.21B$1.27B9.52180News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGNKGenco Shipping & Trading3.9553 of 5 stars$16.22+0.3%$18.67+15.1%-15.6%$694.66M$423.02M15.601,010Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSBSafe Bulkers4.3069 of 5 stars$4.23-0.4%$4.47+5.7%-20.9%$446.47M$307.63M6.31920Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCVLGCovenant Logistics GroupN/A$26.05-0.6%$33.00+26.7%N/A$691.71M$1.14B20.124,610LINDLindblad Expeditions3.9788 of 5 stars$11.93-2.1%$15.67+31.3%+46.6%$666.89M$644.73M-19.881,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownVLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion3.1722 of 5 stars$5.54+1.8%$7.69+38.8%-1.9%$634.29M$3.14B-20.526,901Analyst ForecastSNCYSun Country Airlines4.3744 of 5 stars$12.08+2.1%$16.83+39.3%-11.7%$629.45M$1.08B12.453,141News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportASCArdmore Shipping4.2456 of 5 stars$10.49+2.6%$13.67+30.3%-48.8%$415.18M$405.78M4.60990News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastESEAEuroseas4.1217 of 5 stars$51.72-0.1%$61.00+17.9%+43.6%$362.70M$212.90M2.79360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Golden Ocean Group Alternatives Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Safe Bulkers Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Ardmore Shipping Alternatives Euroseas 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 (NYSE:DSX) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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