Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

  • 1/20/2016 – Diana Shipping had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank.
  • 1/19/2016 – Diana Shipping had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Group from $5.50 to $2.50. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
  • 1/11/2016 – Diana Shipping was downgraded by analysts at Barclays from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating. They now have a $3.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $8.00.
  • 1/6/2016 – Diana Shipping was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. According to Zacks, “Diana Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services. They specialize in transporting dry bulk cargoes, including such commodities as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along worldwide shipping routes. “

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) traded up 2.45% on Tuesday, reaching $2.51. The company had a trading volume of 697,266 shares. The stock’s market capitalization is $199.70 million. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $3.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.84. Diana Shipping Inc. has a 52-week low of $2.05 and a 52-week high of $8.27.

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $0.04. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.08 EPS. The company had revenue of $38.85 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $38.89 million. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Diana Shipping Inc. will post ($0.81) EPS for the current year.

Diana Shipping Inc. is a holding company. The Company is a provider of shipping transportation services. It specializes in the ownership of dry bulk vessels. Its fleet consists of approximately 40 dry bulk vessels, including two Newcastlemax, 12 Capesize, three Post-Panamax, three Kamsarmax and 20 Panamax. It specializes in transporting dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials along shipping routes around the world. The Company wholly owns, directly or indirectly, the subsidiaries, which own the vessels that comprise its fleet. It holds an interest in Diana Containerships Inc., a provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of containerships, which owns and operates eleven container vessels, including four Post-Panamax and seven Panamax. Its vessels include Danae, Dione, Erato, Leto, Myrto, Boston, Los Angeles and Alcmeme, among others.

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