Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors

Golden Ocean Group (NASDAQ:GOGL) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media favor GOGL or DSX?

In the previous week, Golden Ocean Group had 11 more articles in the media than Diana Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Golden Ocean Group and 1 mentions for Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Golden Ocean Group's score of 0.36 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Diana Shipping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend GOGL or DSX?

Golden Ocean Group currently has a consensus target price of $10.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.45%. Given Golden Ocean Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	2.00
Diana Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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 2.5%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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. Golden Ocean Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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 Group	13.16%	5.56%	3.08%
Diana Shipping	9.36%	4.09%	1.76%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Ocean Group	$968.42M	1.64	$223.21M	$0.57	14.00
Diana Shipping	$228.21M	0.82	$12.75M	$0.06	26.92

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, GOGL or DSX?

Golden Ocean Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Golden Ocean Group beats Diana Shipping on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.