Mesa Air Group (MESA) Competitors $1.07 -0.01 (-0.93%) As of 04/16/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MESA vs. DSX, FLX, NCT, DLNG, SMHI, SHIP, TOUR, CRGO, SPCE, and WETOShould you be buying Mesa Air Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mesa Air Group include Diana Shipping (DSX), BingEx (FLX), Intercont (Cayman) (NCT), Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), Tuniu (TOUR), Freightos (CRGO), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), and Webus International (WETO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Mesa Air Group vs. Diana Shipping BingEx Intercont (Cayman) Dynagas LNG Partners SEACOR Marine Seanergy Maritime Tuniu Freightos Virgin Galactic Webus International Mesa Air Group (NASDAQ:MESA) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is MESA or DSX more profitable? Diana Shipping has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Mesa Air Group's net margin of -19.86%. Diana Shipping's return on equity of 4.42% beat Mesa Air Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mesa Air Group-19.86% -32.45% -6.74% Diana Shipping 5.36%4.42%1.89% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MESA or DSX? Diana Shipping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mesa Air Group. 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 RatioMesa Air Group$475.52M0.09-$120.12M-$2.30-0.47Diana Shipping$228.21M0.77$49.84M-$0.01-139.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MESA or DSX? Diana Shipping received 154 more outperform votes than Mesa Air Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave Mesa Air Group an outperform vote while only 52.34% of users gave Diana Shipping an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMesa Air GroupOutperform Votes19257.14% Underperform Votes14442.86% Diana ShippingOutperform Votes34652.34% Underperform Votes31547.66% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MESA or DSX? 13.3% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Mesa Air Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate MESA or DSX? Diana Shipping has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 115.05%. Given Diana Shipping's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Diana Shipping is more favorable than Mesa Air Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mesa Air Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Diana Shipping 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, MESA or DSX? Mesa Air Group has a beta of 3.1, indicating that its stock price is 210% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MESA or DSX? In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Mesa Air Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diana Shipping and 3 mentions for Mesa Air Group. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Mesa Air Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mesa Air Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Diana Shipping 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryDiana Shipping beats Mesa Air Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Mesa Air Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MESA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 MESA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMesa Air GroupAir transportation, scheduled IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$44.21M$2.18T$286.73B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A3.61%4.26%4.32%P/E Ratio-0.477.0712.8317.68Price / Sales0.09194.34196.3092.89Price / CashN/A7.5211.6934.64Price / Book0.221.551.773.94Net Income-$120.12M$805.72M$547.22M$247.45M7 Day Performance2.88%1.14%2.41%3.17%1 Month Performance7.65%-14.88%-10.61%-8.53%1 Year Performance32.51%-18.29%-11.78%0.32% Mesa Air Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MESAMesa Air Group0.4574 of 5 stars$1.07-0.9%N/A+33.8%$44.21M$475.52M-0.472,450Short Interest ↑DSXDiana Shipping2.6523 of 5 stars$1.44+0.7%$3.00+108.3%-51.8%$180.29M$228.21M48.02820Short Interest ↓FLXBingExN/A$2.30-5.0%N/AN/A$163.35M$4.47B0.001,033Positive NewsNCTIntercont (Cayman)N/A$5.70+0.9%N/AN/A$151.05M$25.53M0.0019DLNGDynagas LNG PartnersN/A$3.45-0.6%N/A+10.8%$126.97M$156.40M3.592,020SMHISEACOR Marine1.8297 of 5 stars$4.14-8.0%N/A-66.2%$114.55M$271.36M-2.461,620News CoveragePositive NewsSHIPSeanergy Maritime3.5293 of 5 stars$5.38+0.2%$11.00+104.5%-40.7%$109.61M$167.46M2.3050TOURTuniu1.474 of 5 stars$0.85-0.1%N/A+19.3%$105.39M$513.62M-85,100.001,920Gap DownCRGOFreightos1.9214 of 5 stars$2.04+9.7%$4.75+132.8%-16.0%$101.44M$23.79M-6.00350Gap UpSPCEVirgin Galactic1.9297 of 5 stars$2.60+0.8%$19.85+663.5%-87.7%$92.37M$7.04M-0.15800Short Interest ↓News CoverageWETOWebus InternationalN/A$3.99+2.3%N/AN/A$87.78M$45.98M0.0027Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSX Alternatives FLX Alternatives NCT Alternatives DLNG Alternatives SMHI Alternatives SHIP Alternatives TOUR Alternatives CRGO Alternatives SPCE Alternatives WETO 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 (NASDAQ:MESA) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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