Thinking of Investing in DSX? What Our Analysts Know.

By Scott Lee • Monday, May 08 09:45 • Permanent Link

Diana Shipping inc. common stock logged a 1.1% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $3.79 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. DSX's trading volume is 56,452 compared to the stock's average volume of 628,206.

Diana Shipping inc. common stock trades -14.83% away from its average analyst target price of $4.45 per share. The 4 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $4.0 to $5.0, and on average have given Diana Shipping inc. common stock a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in DSX, you'll want to know the following:

Diana Shipping inc. common stock's current price is 76.2% above its Graham number of $2.15, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Diana Shipping inc. common stock has moved -20.6% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 3.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.36, Diana Shipping inc. common stock has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 2.8 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
DSX has a forward P/E ratio of 5.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $0.68 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.1 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Diana Shipping inc. common stock is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 0.74 compared to its sector average of 3.12
Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services.
Based in Athens, the company has 1,020 full time employees and a market cap of $403.41 Million. Diana Shipping inc. common stock currently returns an annual dividend yield of 22.7%.

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