Eneti (NETI) Competitors

Eneti (NYSE:NETI) 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, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is NETI or DSX more profitable?

Eneti has a net margin of 43.52% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 39.01%. Diana Shipping's return on equity of 25.30% beat Eneti's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eneti	43.52%	6.63%	5.78%
Diana Shipping	39.01%	25.30%	11.04%

Is NETI or DSX a better dividend stock?

Eneti pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.4%. Eneti pays out 1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diana Shipping pays out 46.9% 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 preferable valuation & earnings, NETI or DSX?

Diana Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Eneti. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eneti, 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
Eneti	$199.33 million	1.93	$105.70 million	$2.15	4.64
Diana Shipping	$289.97 million	1.43	$119.06 million	$1.28	3.05

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NETI or DSX?

Diana Shipping received 331 more outperform votes than Eneti when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Eneti an outperform vote while only 53.15% of users gave Diana Shipping an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eneti	Outperform Votes 15 60.00%	Underperform Votes 10 40.00%
Diana Shipping	Outperform Votes 346 53.15%	Underperform Votes 305 46.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, NETI or DSX?

Eneti has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor NETI or DSX?

In the previous week, Eneti and Eneti both had 3 articles in the media. Eneti's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.34 indicating that Eneti is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eneti	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NETI or DSX?

65.1% of Eneti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Eneti shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NETI or DSX?

Eneti currently has a consensus price target of $13.40, indicating a potential upside of 34.40%. Diana Shipping has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.03%. Given Diana Shipping's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Diana Shipping is more favorable than Eneti.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eneti	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Diana Shipping	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Eneti beats Diana Shipping on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.