Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors $1.52 -0.01 (-0.33%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:43 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.52 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:35 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, ULH, CVLG, LIND, SNCY, VLRS, and ASCShould 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), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), and Ardmore Shipping (ASC). Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors Golden Ocean Group Star Bulk Carriers Genco Shipping & Trading Safe Bulkers Universal Logistics Covenant Logistics Group Lindblad Expeditions Sun Country Airlines Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Ardmore Shipping Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, DSX or GOGL? Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DSX or GOGL? Golden Ocean Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Ocean Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiana Shipping$228.21M0.77$12.75M-$0.01-151.50Golden Ocean Group$968.42M1.63$223.21M$0.5713.82 Is DSX or GOGL more profitable? Golden Ocean Group has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 6.07%. 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 Diana Shipping6.07% 3.73% 1.60% Golden Ocean Group 13.16%5.56%3.08% Is DSX or GOGL a better dividend stock? Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Golden Ocean Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Diana Shipping pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Ocean Group pays out 35.1% 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. Do analysts rate DSX or GOGL? Golden Ocean Group has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 30.16%. Given Golden Ocean Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Golden Ocean Group 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) 0.00Golden Ocean Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor DSX or GOGL? In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Ocean Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Diana Shipping and 0 mentions for Golden Ocean Group. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Diana Shipping Neutral Golden Ocean Group Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DSX or GOGL? 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Golden Ocean Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$175.98M$2.50B$7.20B$20.72BDividend Yield2.63%5.20%914.35%3.72%P/E Ratio-151.506.6813.0828.09Price / Sales0.772.21315.6738.30Price / Cash2.754.057.5222.53Price / Book0.380.772.174.58Net Income$12.75M$527.30M$563.51M$986.06M7 Day PerformanceN/A2.52%2.39%2.79%1 Month Performance-3.81%6.40%5.39%5.46%1 Year Performance-47.21%-27.08%2.84%15.06% Diana Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSXDiana Shipping1.2263 of 5 stars$1.52-0.3%N/A-48.3%$175.98M$228.21M-151.50820GOGLGolden Ocean Group2.7352 of 5 stars$7.32-2.1%$10.25+40.0%-44.2%$1.50B$968.42M12.8440Positive NewsSBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.2189 of 5 stars$17.25+0.8%$22.05+27.8%-27.8%$2.01B$1.27B8.71180GNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.4263 of 5 stars$13.10-0.5%$20.75+58.4%-36.8%$565.78M$423.02M12.601,010News CoveragePositive NewsSBSafe Bulkers4.4076 of 5 stars$3.62-1.9%$4.47+23.4%-39.1%$388.56M$307.63M5.40920ULHUniversal Logistics2.5757 of 5 stars$25.38-1.4%$29.00+14.3%-29.2%$677.55M$1.85B7.9810,821CVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.5503 of 5 stars$24.09-0.8%$33.00+37.0%+4.5%$639.59M$1.12B18.604,610LINDLindblad Expeditions3.5414 of 5 stars$11.67+0.7%$15.67+34.2%+36.2%$634.07M$644.73M-19.451,300SNCYSun Country Airlines4.1864 of 5 stars$11.75-1.0%$16.83+43.3%+1.9%$631.58M$1.08B12.113,141Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeVLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion3.2427 of 5 stars$4.77+2.1%$7.44+55.9%-24.4%$544.51M$3.14B13.256,901Positive NewsASCArdmore Shipping4.8944 of 5 stars$9.61-1.4%$13.67+42.2%-53.8%$396.08M$405.78M4.21990News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Golden Ocean Group Alternatives Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Safe Bulkers Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Alternatives Ardmore Shipping 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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