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DSX vs. GNK, SB, RJET, HSHP, and VRRM

Should you buy Diana Shipping stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Diana Shipping with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Diana Shipping include Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Safe Bulkers (SB), Mesa Air Group (RJET), Himalaya Shipping (HSHP), and Verra Mobility (VRRM). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.

How does Diana Shipping compare to Genco Shipping & Trading?

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE:GNK) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Genco Shipping & Trading has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Diana Shipping has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Genco Shipping & Trading's net margin of 4.38%. Diana Shipping's return on equity of 4.56% beat Genco Shipping & Trading's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Diana Shipping20.61% 4.56% 1.98%
Genco Shipping & Trading 4.38%2.49%1.95%

48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Genco Shipping & Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Genco Shipping & Trading pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Diana Shipping pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genco Shipping & Trading pays out 368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Diana Shipping has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genco Shipping & Trading. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genco Shipping & Trading, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Diana Shipping$213.54M1.24$17.83M$0.356.10
Genco Shipping & Trading$342.05M3.23-$4.37M$0.3866.76

In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 2 more articles in the media than Genco Shipping & Trading. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diana Shipping and 6 mentions for Genco Shipping & Trading. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Genco Shipping & Trading's score of -0.39 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Diana Shipping
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Genco Shipping & Trading
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Genco Shipping & Trading has a consensus target price of $23.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.70%. Given Genco Shipping & Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genco Shipping & Trading is more favorable than Diana Shipping.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Diana Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Genco Shipping & Trading
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Summary

Genco Shipping & Trading beats Diana Shipping on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Diana Shipping compare to Safe Bulkers?

Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Safe Bulkers presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 13.85%. Given Safe Bulkers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Safe Bulkers is more favorable than Diana Shipping.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Safe Bulkers
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Diana Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

21.7% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 40.3% of Safe Bulkers shares are held by insiders. 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.

Safe Bulkers has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 6 more articles in the media than Safe Bulkers. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for Safe Bulkers. Safe Bulkers' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.28 indicating that Safe Bulkers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Safe Bulkers
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diana Shipping
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Diana Shipping has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Safe Bulkers' net margin of 18.73%. Safe Bulkers' return on equity of 6.45% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Safe Bulkers18.73% 6.45% 3.82%
Diana Shipping 20.61%4.56%1.98%

Safe Bulkers pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Safe Bulkers pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diana Shipping pays out 11.4% 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.

Safe Bulkers has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safe Bulkers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Safe Bulkers$275.74M2.58$38.56M$0.4515.48
Diana Shipping$213.54M1.24$17.83M$0.356.10

Summary

Safe Bulkers beats Diana Shipping on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Diana Shipping compare to Mesa Air Group?

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

Mesa Air Group has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Mesa Air Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mesa Air Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mesa Air Group$1.68B0.51$76.20M$0.9419.41
Diana Shipping$213.54M1.24$17.83M$0.356.10

In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 6 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Mesa Air Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.28 indicating that Mesa Air Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Mesa Air Group Neutral
Diana Shipping Neutral

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mesa Air Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Diana Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Diana Shipping has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of 3.29%. Mesa Air Group's return on equity of 6.13% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mesa Air Group3.29% 6.13% 2.41%
Diana Shipping 20.61%4.56%1.98%

13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Mesa Air Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mesa Air Group beats Diana Shipping on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Diana Shipping compare to Himalaya Shipping?

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Himalaya Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Diana Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Diana Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himalaya Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Himalaya Shipping$131.90M5.32$17.70M$0.6323.87
Diana Shipping$213.54M1.24$17.83M$0.356.10

In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 6 more articles in the media than Himalaya Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for Himalaya Shipping. Himalaya Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.28 indicating that Himalaya Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Himalaya Shipping
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Diana Shipping
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Diana Shipping has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Himalaya Shipping's net margin of 20.28%. Himalaya Shipping's return on equity of 18.28% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Himalaya Shipping20.28% 18.28% 3.37%
Diana Shipping 20.61%4.56%1.98%

22.3% of Himalaya Shipping 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Himalaya Shipping beats Diana Shipping on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Diana Shipping compare to Verra Mobility?

Verra Mobility (NASDAQ:VRRM) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, Verra Mobility had 21 more articles in the media than Diana Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Verra Mobility and 8 mentions for Diana Shipping. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Verra Mobility's score of 0.07 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Verra Mobility
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
27 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Diana Shipping
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Verra Mobility has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Verra Mobility has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Verra Mobility 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 Ratio
Verra Mobility$979.08M0.70$136.63M$0.825.51
Diana Shipping$213.54M1.24$17.83M$0.356.10

Diana Shipping has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Verra Mobility's net margin of 13.38%. Verra Mobility's return on equity of 55.59% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verra Mobility13.38% 55.59% 10.83%
Diana Shipping 20.61%4.56%1.98%

Verra Mobility currently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.81%. Given Verra Mobility's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Verra Mobility is more favorable than Diana Shipping.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verra Mobility
2 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Diana Shipping
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Verra Mobility shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Verra Mobility beats Diana Shipping on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DSX vs. The Competition

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MetricDiana ShippingTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$266.22M$3.13B$8.78B$23.46B
Dividend Yield1.87%5.86%974.02%4.02%
P/E Ratio6.1014.3524.6031.08
Price / Sales1.243.975.5719.77
Price / Cash3.736.328.4618.64
Price / Book0.491.192.244.77
Net Income$17.83M$291.51M$529.70M$1.06B
7 Day Performance-0.93%1.63%0.29%-0.23%
1 Month Performance-11.85%-5.56%-3.20%-0.11%
1 Year Performance30.58%35.23%25.62%16.46%

Diana Shipping Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSX
Diana Shipping
2.3573 of 5 stars		$2.14
-0.2%		N/A+32.2%$266.22M$213.54M6.10820
GNK
Genco Shipping & Trading
1.2077 of 5 stars		$24.94
+1.8%		$23.67
-5.1%		+68.4%$1.07B$342.05M65.631,010
SB
Safe Bulkers
2.0464 of 5 stars		$6.69
+4.5%		$6.00
-10.3%		+69.9%$654.46M$275.74M14.87920
RJET
Mesa Air Group
1.2858 of 5 stars		$21.18
-1.0%		N/A+19.3%$1.00B$1.68B22.538,400
HSHP
Himalaya Shipping
1.0444 of 5 stars		$14.81
+4.7%		N/A+122.3%$659.63M$131.90M23.502

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