Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors $1.94 +0.07 (+3.48%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.92 -0.01 (-0.52%) As of 09/12/2025 07:20 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. SBLK, GNK, SB, VLRS, SNCY, ULH, CVLG, ASC, FIP, and ESEAShould 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), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), and Euroseas (ESEA). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors Star Bulk Carriers Genco Shipping & Trading Safe Bulkers Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Sun Country Airlines Universal Logistics Covenant Logistics Group Ardmore Shipping FTAI Infrastructure Euroseas Star Bulk Carriers (NASDAQ:SBLK) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is SBLK or DSX 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 Star Bulk Carriers10.98% 4.97% 3.03% Diana Shipping 9.36%4.09%1.76% Does the media favor SBLK or DSX? In the previous week, Star Bulk Carriers had 6 more articles in the media than Diana Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Star Bulk Carriers and 3 mentions for Diana Shipping. Star Bulk Carriers' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Diana Shipping's score of 1.45 indicating that Star Bulk Carriers is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Star Bulk Carriers 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Diana Shipping 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in SBLK or DSX? 33.9% of Star Bulk Carriers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping 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 prefer SBLK or DSX? Star Bulk Carriers presently has a consensus price target of $21.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.67%. Given Star Bulk Carriers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Star Bulk Carriers is more favorable than Diana Shipping.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Star Bulk Carriers 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Diana Shipping 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, SBLK or DSX? Star Bulk Carriers has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SBLK or DSX a better dividend stock? Star Bulk Carriers pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBLK or DSX? 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 RatioStar Bulk Carriers$1.27B1.79$304.65M$1.0518.30Diana Shipping$228.21M0.98$12.75M$0.0632.25 SummaryStar Bulk Carriers beats Diana Shipping on 15 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$216.49M$2.52B$7.21B$21.68BDividend Yield2.14%4.56%939.99%3.48%P/E Ratio32.2611.2213.7329.69Price / Sales0.983.34452.1570.28Price / Cash3.384.618.0225.00Price / Book0.480.872.204.58Net Income$12.75M$498.97M$556.72M$1.00B7 Day Performance15.52%2.04%0.92%0.65%1 Month Performance22.86%3.15%2.37%3.07%1 Year Performance-17.48%-10.13%10.62%14.34% Diana Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSXDiana Shipping2.8433 of 5 stars$1.94+3.5%N/A-18.2%$216.49M$228.21M32.26820News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeSBLKStar Bulk Carriers3.796 of 5 stars$19.45+0.7%$21.07+8.3%-7.1%$2.27B$1.27B18.52180News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓GNKGenco Shipping & Trading2.9253 of 5 stars$18.06+1.4%$18.00-0.3%+5.4%$764.68M$423.02M53.101,010News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeSBSafe Bulkers3.1463 of 5 stars$4.47+0.3%$4.47+0.0%-2.4%$455.32M$307.63M10.38920VLRSControladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion2.1512 of 5 stars$6.01-2.4%$7.44+23.9%-7.7%$717.08M$3.14B-22.246,901Positive NewsSNCYSun Country Airlines4.2646 of 5 stars$12.83-2.6%$17.38+35.4%+22.2%$702.18M$1.08B12.103,141News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastULHUniversal Logistics3.282 of 5 stars$24.29-4.9%$29.00+19.4%-39.6%$672.72M$1.85B10.4210,821Positive NewsCVLGCovenant Logistics Group3.3719 of 5 stars$23.91-0.1%$33.00+38.0%-10.4%$598.73M$1.14B18.254,800Positive NewsASCArdmore Shipping3.766 of 5 stars$12.36+2.6%$12.67+2.5%-28.6%$489.11M$405.78M12.00990Short Interest ↑FIPFTAI Infrastructure2.7136 of 5 stars$4.04-3.3%$12.00+197.0%-48.4%$481.07M$331.50M-2.64600Positive NewsESEAEuroseas3.1357 of 5 stars$64.39+4.0%$61.00-5.3%+45.5%$433.64M$212.90M3.78360News CoverageEx-DividendShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Star Bulk Carriers Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives Safe Bulkers Alternatives Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion Alternatives Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Ardmore Shipping Alternatives FTAI Infrastructure 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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