Diana Shipping (DSX) Competitors $1.84 -0.02 (-0.81%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.86 +0.03 (+1.63%) As of 02/21/2025 07:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DSX vs. SNCY, AZUL, GSL, ULH, FIP, LIND, CVLG, GNK, FLX, and ASCShould you be buying Diana Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diana Shipping include Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Azul (AZUL), Global Ship Lease (GSL), Universal Logistics (ULH), FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), BingEx (FLX), and Ardmore Shipping (ASC). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry. Diana Shipping vs. Sun Country Airlines Azul Global Ship Lease Universal Logistics FTAI Infrastructure Lindblad Expeditions Covenant Logistics Group Genco Shipping & Trading BingEx Ardmore Shipping Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ:SNCY) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Do analysts recommend DSX or SNCY? Diana Shipping presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.49%. Sun Country Airlines has a consensus price target of $19.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.28%. Given Diana Shipping's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Diana Shipping is more favorable than Sun Country Airlines.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) 2.00Sun Country Airlines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Which has better valuation & earnings, DSX or SNCY? Sun Country Airlines has higher revenue and earnings than Diana Shipping. Sun Country Airlines 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 RatioDiana Shipping$262.10M0.88$49.84M$0.0361.19Sun Country Airlines$1.08B0.83$52.90M$0.9517.61 Is DSX or SNCY more profitable? Diana Shipping has a net margin of 5.36% compared to Sun Country Airlines' net margin of 4.92%. Sun Country Airlines' return on equity of 10.23% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diana Shipping5.36% 4.42% 1.89% Sun Country Airlines 4.92%10.23%3.49% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DSX or SNCY? 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Sun Country Airlines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer DSX or SNCY? In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 2 more articles in the media than Sun Country Airlines. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Diana Shipping and 3 mentions for Sun Country Airlines. Diana Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Sun Country Airlines' score of 0.41 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Sun Country Airlines 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DSX or SNCY? Diana Shipping received 320 more outperform votes than Sun Country Airlines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.34% of users gave Diana Shipping an outperform vote while only 36.11% of users gave Sun Country Airlines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDiana ShippingOutperform Votes34652.34% Underperform Votes31547.66% Sun Country AirlinesOutperform Votes2636.11% Underperform Votes4663.89% Which has more volatility & risk, DSX or SNCY? Diana Shipping has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sun Country Airlines has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDiana Shipping and Sun Country Airlines tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Diana Shipping News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DSX 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 NYSE 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 DSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDiana ShippingDeep sea foreign transportation of freight IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$229.65M$781.92M$305.06B$20.05BDividend Yield2.19%6.78%4.25%3.65%P/E Ratio61.195.4613.2934.88Price / Sales0.881.4655.4115.44Price / Cash2.024.0812.4720.85Price / Book0.420.712.034.92Net Income$49.84M$94.90M$552.84M$1.02B7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.15%-2.28%-1.05%1 Month Performance1.66%-3.65%-2.88%-1.39%1 Year Performance-37.16%-2.31%2.45%13.93% Diana Shipping Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DSXDiana Shipping2.2848 of 5 stars$1.84-0.8%$3.00+63.5%-37.2%$229.65M$262.10M61.191,018Upcoming EarningsSNCYSun Country Airlines2.5638 of 5 stars$17.28+3.8%$19.29+11.6%+8.8%$914.80M$1.08B18.192,783AZULAzul1.6338 of 5 stars$1.99+3.4%$5.40+172.0%-74.9%$836.82M$3.74B-0.2816,017GSLGlobal Ship Lease3.623 of 5 stars$22.63+0.6%$28.00+23.8%+13.3%$834.00M$701.48M2.517News CoverageULHUniversal Logistics4.2089 of 5 stars$30.44+6.8%$44.00+44.5%-14.9%$801.18M$1.85B6.169,311High Trading VolumeFIPFTAI Infrastructure2.0974 of 5 stars$6.52+1.4%$11.50+76.4%+39.9%$741.65M$320.47M-3.29600Upcoming EarningsLINDLindblad Expeditions4.0412 of 5 stars$13.20+4.8%$14.25+8.0%+24.1%$719.40M$569.54M-17.60720CVLGCovenant Logistics Group4.5298 of 5 stars$26.93+1.0%$35.25+30.9%-1.4%$709.74M$1.13B20.794,600Dividend IncreaseGNKGenco Shipping & Trading4.1174 of 5 stars$14.620.0%$24.20+65.6%-22.0%$624.98M$383.83M9.311,010Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFLXBingExN/A$8.70-2.1%N/AN/A$617.87M$623.19M0.001,033Upcoming EarningsGap DownASCArdmore Shipping4.6829 of 5 stars$10.43-2.7%$18.00+72.6%-37.9%$436.27M$395.98M2.92990 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sun Country Airlines Alternatives Azul Alternatives Global Ship Lease Alternatives Universal Logistics Alternatives FTAI Infrastructure Alternatives Lindblad Expeditions Alternatives Covenant Logistics Group Alternatives Genco Shipping & Trading Alternatives BingEx Alternatives Ardmore Shipping Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DSX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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