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Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Athens, Greece | NYSE
2.62 USD -0.25 (-8.885%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 12:16 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a brutal four-year price decline, with the stock down nearly 32% over the last nine years and missing four consecutive annual targets. Despite a technically cheap valuation relative to book value, the market is correctly pricing in a deteriorating business; shipping rates have been in freefall, and the company has slashed its dividend from $0.20 per quarter to a token $0.01, signaling that capital preservation is the only priority. While the short-term chart shows some stabilization near the $2.80 level, the fundamental reality is a company in distress trying to survive a cyclical downturn. The 'strong buy' analyst rating appears to be a mechanical artifact of a single optimistic estimate rather than a reflection of actual business health. Investors should view this as a speculative recovery play at best, not a core holding.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.217995
AutoARIMA0.221395
AutoETS0.221397
MSTL0.223154

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 5.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.278
Excess Kurtosis -0.40
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-20
Debt to Equity Ratio 109.921
Revenue per Share 1.928
Market Cap 325,341,888
Trailing P/E 5.34
Forward P/E 4.36
Beta 0.55
Profit Margins 27.88%
Website https://www.dianashippinginc.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at the $2.00 strike, creating a significant floor, while call interest is concentrated at the $3.00 strike. This 'strangle' setup suggests traders expect volatility but fear a drop below current levels more than a rally above them. The implied volatility skew is elevated on the downside, indicating a premium priced in for protection against further declines.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.37% 1.21% 3.91% 8.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-21 0.010000 0.369004
2026-06-10 0.010000 0.429185
2026-03-11 0.010000 0.411523
2025-08-21 0.010000 0.617284
2025-06-17 0.010000 0.595238
2025-03-12 0.010000 0.564972
2024-12-11 0.010000 0.543478
2024-08-15 0.075000 3.048780
2024-06-12 0.075000 2.577320
2024-03-04 0.075000 2.586207
2023-08-11 0.150000 3.978780
2023-06-09 0.150000 3.968254
2023-03-10 0.150000 3.676471
2022-11-25 0.175000 4.408060
2022-08-05 0.275000 4.583333
2022-06-03 0.250000 3.937008
2022-03-08 0.200000 3.710575
2021-11-02 0.087642 2.123132
2008-11-24 0.802896 12.117348
2008-08-12 0.769090 2.996379
2008-05-23 0.718380 2.523002
2008-02-27 0.507092 2.004008
2007-11-27 0.490189 2.009006
2007-08-14 0.431028 2.069804
2007-05-14 0.422577 2.227173
2007-03-05 0.388771 2.566967
2006-11-20 0.338061 2.673793
2006-08-16 0.300029 2.756207
2006-05-16 0.291578 2.984429
2006-02-24 0.338061 3.533565
2005-11-03 0.392996 2.961780
2005-08-12 0.456383 3.776225
2005-05-12 0.067612 0.555553
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.39
exDividendDate 2026-08-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013937282
lastDividendValue 0.01
lastDividendDate 2026-08-21
dividendDate 2026-09-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7289157
Address1 Pendelis 16
Address2 175 64 Palaio Faliro
All Time High 38.15868
All Time Low 1.09553
Ask 2.63
Ask Size 2,000
Average Daily Volume10 Day 900,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,017,775
Average Volume 1,017,775
Average Volume10Days 900,890
Beta 0.548
Bid 2.62
Bid Size 3,600
Book Value 4.81
City Athens
Country Greece
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.615
Current Ratio 2.047
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 2.84
Day Low 2.615
Debt To Equity 109.921
Display Name Diana Shipping
Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Dividend Yield 1.39
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth 4.66
Earnings Quarterly Growth 3.57
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,091,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,091,400
Ebitda 75,211,000
Ebitda Margins 0.3483
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.719
Enterprise To Revenue 3.385
Enterprise Value 731,011,712
Eps Current Year 0.4
Eps Forward 0.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.49
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.7748
Fifty Day Average Change -0.15980005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.057589754
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 72.89157
Fifty Two Week High 3.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.58500004
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18281251
Fifty Two Week Low 1.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.634375
Fifty Two Week Range 1.6 - 3.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,111,588,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.77
Float Shares 47,895,617
Forward Eps 0.6
Forward P E 4.358333
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.010000229
Fullday Change Percent 0.34844005
Fullday Price 2.615
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.56681997
Gross Profits 122,397,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.41278
Held Percent Institutions 0.1601
Implied Shares Outstanding 124,413,717
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,787,270,400
Last Dividend Value 0.01
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services worldwide. It also engages in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk carriers. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials in shipping routes. December 31, 2025, the company had a fleet of 36 dry bulk carriers, owned and chartered-in, consisting of nineUltramax, five Panamax, six Kamsarmax, four Post-Panamax, eight Capesize and four Newcastlemaxvessels, having a combined carrying capacity of approximately 4.1 million dwt. 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.
Long Name Diana Shipping Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 325,341,888
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_20759906
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 54,427,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 358,311,504
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 2.84
Operating Margins 0.21119
Payout Ratio 0.081599995
Peg Ratio 1.44
Previous Close 2.87
Price Eps Current Year 6.5375
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.54365903
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5066589
Profit Margins 0.27877
Quick Ratio 1.571
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.25499988
Regular Market Change Percent -8.885014
Regular Market Day High 2.84
Regular Market Day Low 2.615
Regular Market Day Range 2.615 - 2.84
Regular Market Open 2.84
Regular Market Previous Close 2.87
Regular Market Price 2.615
Regular Market Time 1,791,994,601
Regular Market Volume 1,217,134
Return On Assets 0.021170001
Return On Equity 0.11529
Revenue Growth 0.047
Revenue Per Share 1.928
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17004645
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 124,413,717
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0365
Shares Short 4,544,177
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,552,051
Short Name Diana Shipping inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0652
Short Ratio 3.22
Source Interval 15
Symbol DSX
Target High Price 3.8
Target Low Price 3.8
Target Mean Price 3.8
Target Median Price 3.8
Total Cash 204,212,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.781
Total Debt 606,163,968
Total Revenue 215,936,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013937282
Trailing Eps 0.49
Trailing P E 5.336735
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 2.44345
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.17155004
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.070208125
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,217,134
Website https://www.dianashippinginc.com
Zip 175 64