HSHP vs. DSX, PANL, SMHI, CPLP, GASS, ESEA, OSG, SHIP, IMPP, and SB
Should you be buying Himalaya Shipping stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Himalaya Shipping include Diana Shipping (DSX), Pangaea Logistics Solutions (PANL), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Capital Product Partners (CPLP), StealthGas (GASS), Euroseas (ESEA), Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG), Seanergy Maritime (SHIP), Imperial Petroleum (IMPP), and Safe Bulkers (SB). These companies are all part of the "deep sea foreign transportation of freight" industry.
Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) and Himalaya Shipping (NYSE:HSHP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Diana Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Himalaya Shipping pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Diana Shipping pays out 69.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Diana Shipping had 1 more articles in the media than Himalaya Shipping. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Diana Shipping and 2 mentions for Himalaya Shipping. Himalaya Shipping's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Diana Shipping's score of 0.50 indicating that Diana Shipping is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Diana Shipping has higher revenue and earnings than Himalaya Shipping.
Diana Shipping received 346 more outperform votes than Himalaya Shipping when rated by MarketBeat users.
48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.3% of Himalaya Shipping shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Diana Shipping has a net margin of 19.02% compared to Diana Shipping's net margin of 0.00%. Himalaya Shipping's return on equity of 10.34% beat Diana Shipping's return on equity.
Diana Shipping has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himalaya Shipping has a beta of 2.34, meaning that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Diana Shipping beats Himalaya Shipping on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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