Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors $1.64 +0.02 (+0.92%) Closing price 10/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.66 +0.01 (+0.61%) As of 10/22/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DSX vs. SBLK, GNK, SB, LIND, FIP, SNCY, CLCO, CVLG, ULH, and ASCShould 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), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Cool (CLCO), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Universal Logistics (ULH), and Ardmore Shipping (ASC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Genco Shipping & Trading Safe Bulkers Lindblad Expeditions FTAI Infrastructure Sun Country Airlines Cool Covenant Logistics Group Universal Logistics Ardmore Shipping Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) are both transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DSX or SBLK? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDiana Shipping$228.21M0.83$12.75M$0.0627.42Star Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.63$304.65M$1.0516.70 Does the media prefer DSX or SBLK? In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Star Bulk Carriers. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.18 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Diana Shipping 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Star Bulk Carriers 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, DSX or SBLK? Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is DSX or SBLK a better dividend stock? Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Diana Shipping pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Star Bulk Carriers pays out 19.0% 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 DSX or SBLK more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diana Shipping9.36% 4.09% 1.76% Star Bulk Carriers 10.98%4.97%3.03% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DSX or SBLK? 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate DSX or SBLK? Star Bulk Carriers has a consensus price target of $21.10, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Diana Shipping.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Diana Shipping 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Diana Shipping on 14 of the 18 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. 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. 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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 DSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiana ShippingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$188.71M$2.40B$7.18B$21.97BDividend Yield2.45%4.68%471.65%3.62%P/E Ratio27.4214.2915.1232.44Price / Sales0.834.23729.6879.67Price / Cash2.944.467.9124.33Price / Book0.410.852.324.60Net Income$12.75M$495.14M$558.42M$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.19%0.19%-1.05%0.53%1 Month Performance-11.80%-3.10%-3.21%-0.49%1 Year Performance-26.07%-0.71%13.21%11.60% Diana Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSXDiana Shipping2.1684 of 5 stars$1.65+0.9%N/A-28.9%$188.71M$228.21M27.42820News CoverageSBLKStar Bulk Carriers4.1848 of 5 stars$17.37+3.5%$21.07+21.3%-12.0%$1.98B$1.27B16.54180GNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.479 of 5 stars$16.13+3.6%$19.67+22.0%-3.5%$668.88M$423.02M47.431,010SBSafe Bulkers4.2922 of 5 stars$4.27+3.1%$4.47+4.6%+0.6%$423.61M$307.63M9.93920LINDLindblad Expeditions3.7782 of 5 stars$11.82+0.5%$17.00+43.8%+27.4%$644.32M$644.73M-39.401,300FIPFTAI Infrastructure1.8098 of 5 stars$5.29+4.8%$12.00+126.8%-37.9%$581.19M$331.50M-3.46600Upcoming EarningsSNCYSun Country Airlines3.9251 of 5 stars$11.12+3.2%$18.71+68.3%-7.6%$574.22M$1.08B10.493,141Upcoming EarningsCLCOCool3.263 of 5 stars$9.58+0.1%N/A-13.0%$513.94M$338.50M14.091,647Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCVLGCovenant Logistics Group3.445 of 5 stars$20.81+1.3%$33.00+58.6%-16.7%$513.90M$1.13B15.894,800News CoverageEarnings ReportULHUniversal Logistics4.0021 of 5 stars$19.00+1.5%$24.00+26.3%-53.2%$492.89M$1.85B8.1510,821News CoverageGap UpASCArdmore Shipping4.161 of 5 stars$11.14+1.4%$12.67+13.7%-26.6%$446.46M$405.78M10.82990 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Safe Bulkers Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives FTAI Infrastructure Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Cool Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Universal Logistics 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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