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Diana Shipping (DSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$1.78 +0.02 (+0.85%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$1.79 +0.01 (+0.28%)
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About Diana Shipping Stock (NYSE:DSX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$1.77
$1.81
50-Day Range
$1.75
$1.96
52-Week Range
$1.72
$3.22
Volume
200,710 shs
Average Volume
569,080 shs
Market Capitalization
$223.40 million
P/E Ratio
59.52
Dividend Yield
2.24%
Price Target
$3.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials in shipping routes worldwide. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 38 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 9 Ultramax, and 6 Panamax. The company was formerly known as Diana Shipping Investments Corp. and changed its name to Diana Shipping Inc. in February 2005. Diana Shipping Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Athens, Greece.

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Diana Shipping Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

DSX MarketRank™: 

Diana Shipping scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Diana Shipping has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Diana Shipping has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Diana Shipping's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Diana Shipping is 59.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Diana Shipping is 59.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.14.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Diana Shipping has a P/B Ratio of 0.41. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Diana Shipping's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.54% of the float of Diana Shipping has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Diana Shipping has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Diana Shipping has recently increased by 17.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Diana Shipping pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Diana Shipping does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Read more about Diana Shipping's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.54% of the float of Diana Shipping has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Diana Shipping has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Diana Shipping has recently increased by 17.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Diana Shipping has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Diana Shipping this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for DSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Diana Shipping to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Diana Shipping insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    48.68% of the stock of Diana Shipping is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Diana Shipping's insider trading history.
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DSX Stock News Headlines

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DSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Diana Shipping's stock was trading at $1.96 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DSX shares have decreased by 8.9% and is now trading at $1.7850.
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Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) issued its earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The shipping company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.01). Diana Shipping's quarterly revenue was down 7.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Shares of Diana Shipping split on the morning of Friday, December 15th 2023. The 6-5 split was announced on Friday, December 15th 2023. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, December 15th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 120 shares after the split.

Top institutional shareholders of Diana Shipping include Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. (2.78%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.67%), Vident Advisory LLC (0.12%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.11%).

Shares of DSX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Diana Shipping investors own include Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK), Salesforce (CRM), AbbVie (ABBV), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/25/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/18 Dividend
12/11/2024
Dividend Payable
12/18/2024
Ex-Dividend for 3/21 Dividend
3/12/2025
Today
3/13/2025
Dividend Payable
3/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/26/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Deep sea foreign transportation of freight
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:DSX
Employees
1,018
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$3.00
High Stock Price Target
$3.00
Low Stock Price Target
$3.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+69.0%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
59.19
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$49.84 million
Pretax Margin
5.36%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$228.21 million
Cash Flow
$0.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.05
Book Value
$4.32 per share
Price / Book
0.41

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$222.15 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.99
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This page (NYSE:DSX) was last updated on 3/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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