DSX vs. FIP, LIND, ULH, SNCY, CVLG, GNK, VLRS, SB, ASC, and CLCO
Should you be buying Diana Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Diana Shipping include FTAI Infrastructure (FIP), Lindblad Expeditions (LIND), Universal Logistics (ULH), Sun Country Airlines (SNCY), Covenant Logistics Group (CVLG), Genco Shipping & Trading (GNK), Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion (VLRS), Safe Bulkers (SB), Ardmore Shipping (ASC), and Cool (CLCO). These companies are all part of the "transportation" industry.
Diana Shipping vs. Its Competitors
FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ:FIP) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Diana Shipping has a net margin of 6.07% compared to FTAI Infrastructure's net margin of -16.69%. Diana Shipping's return on equity of 3.73% beat FTAI Infrastructure's return on equity.
In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 2 more articles in the media than FTAI Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for FTAI Infrastructure. FTAI Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.28 indicating that FTAI Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diana Shipping has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FTAI Infrastructure. Diana Shipping is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FTAI Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
87.4% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of FTAI Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
FTAI Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. FTAI Infrastructure pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Diana Shipping pays out -400.0% 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. Diana Shipping is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
FTAI Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 93.86%. Given FTAI Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FTAI Infrastructure is more favorable than Diana Shipping.
FTAI Infrastructure has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
FTAI Infrastructure beats Diana Shipping on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DSX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
