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Diana Shipping Inc. (DSX)

Industrials | Marine Shipping | Athens, Greece | NYSE
2.14 USD +0.00 (0.235%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 10:34 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Diana Shipping is currently broken by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite the company's aggressive tender offer for competitor Genco Shipping and strong analyst recommendations, the stock has lost nearly 28% of its value over the last nine years, with the last three years showing consecutive annual declines. This persistent downward trajectory overrides the attractive valuation metrics and the potential catalyst of the Genco bid. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt that exceeds equity, and the recent dividend history reveals a dangerous pattern of slashing payouts from 15 cents to just 1 cent per share as the business deteriorates. While the yield appears high now, it is a result of the stock price collapsing, not a sustainable income stream. The options market confirms this pessimism, with heavy put buying suggesting investors expect further weakness. Until the price trajectory stabilizes and the debt burden is addressed, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.087398
AutoETS0.088856
AutoTheta0.088889
MSTL0.091789

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 3.61
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.255
Excess Kurtosis -1.08
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 117.203
Revenue per Share 1.921
Market Cap 263,761,472
Trailing P/E 6.10
Forward P/E 3.56
Beta 0.47
Profit Margins 20.61%
Website https://www.dianashippinginc.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:52 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a continued grind lower rather than a rebound. Put open interest significantly outweighs call open interest across all expirations, with the heaviest concentration in out-of-the-money puts for the December expiration. This distribution suggests a 'bear put spread' strategy, where traders are betting on further downside while capping their losses, indicating a lack of conviction in a recovery.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 1.46% 5.12% 8.35%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 0.04
dividendYield 1.88
exDividendDate 2026-06-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018779341
lastDividendValue 0.01
lastDividendDate 2026-06-10
dividendDate 2026-06-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.33962262
Address1 Pendelis 16
Address2 175 64 Palaio Faliro
All Time High 38.15868
All Time Low 1.09553
Ask 2.16
Ask Size 600
Average Analyst Rating 1.0 - Strong Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 414,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 796,049
Average Volume 796,049
Average Volume10Days 414,020
Beta 0.468
Bid 2.15
Bid Size 700
Book Value 4.437
City Athens
Country Greece
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 2.135
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 2.165
Day Low 2.125
Debt To Equity 117.203
Display Name Diana Shipping
Dividend Date 1,781,740,800
Dividend Rate 0.04
Dividend Yield 1.88
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,416,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,416,400
Earnings Growth 23.737
Earnings Quarterly Growth 8.726
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,414,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,414,600
Ebitda 79,271,248
Ebitda Margins 0.37157002
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.65
Enterprise To Revenue 2.842
Enterprise Value 606,411,776
Eps Current Year 0.6
Eps Forward 0.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.35
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 2.3982
Fifty Day Average Change -0.26320004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.109749
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 33.96226
Fifty Two Week High 2.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7850001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.26883563
Fifty Two Week Low 1.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.67499995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46232873
Fifty Two Week Range 1.46 - 2.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,111,588,200,000
Float Shares 66,592,211
Forward Eps 0.6
Forward P E 3.5583332
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.56736
Gross Profits 121,040,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.40983
Held Percent Institutions 0.13414
Implied Shares Outstanding 123,541,672
Industry Marine Shipping
Industry Disp Marine Shipping
Industry Key marine-shipping
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
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 263,761,472
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_20759906
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 38,210,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 264,977,280
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 2.13
Operating Margins 0.20649
Payout Ratio 0.114300005
Peg Ratio 1.44
Previous Close 2.13
Price Eps Current Year 3.5583332
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.481181
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.236349
Profit Margins 0.20615
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key strong_buy
Recommendation Mean 1.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.004999876
Regular Market Change Percent 0.23473595
Regular Market Day High 2.165
Regular Market Day Low 2.125
Regular Market Day Range 2.125 - 2.165
Regular Market Open 2.13
Regular Market Previous Close 2.13
Regular Market Price 2.135
Regular Market Time 1,784,039,699
Regular Market Volume 59,195
Return On Assets 0.02021
Return On Equity 0.08668
Revenue Growth -0.004
Revenue Per Share 1.921
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Shares Outstanding 123,541,672
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0172
Shares Short 2,145,182
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,783,844
Short Name Diana Shipping inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0308
Short Ratio 2.38
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 269,105,984
Total Cash Per Share 2.253
Total Debt 621,112,000
Total Revenue 213,339,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018779341
Trailing Eps 0.35
Trailing P E 6.1
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 2.1514
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.016400099
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007622989
Type Disp Equity
Volume 59,195
Website https://www.dianashippinginc.com
Zip 175 64