Diana Shipping Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Diana Shipping is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 16.22%.

Key information

16.2%

Dividend yield

-6.6%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield9.7%
Future Dividend Yield16.2%
Dividend Growth-5.6%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.300
Payout ratio397%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Buying Diana Shipping With A Heavy Heart

Dec 14

Diana Shipping: Buy On 13.6% Dividend Yield And Discounted Valuation (Rating Upgrade)

Sep 11

Is Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 11
Is Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Using Too Much Debt?

Diana Shipping: The Cheapest Bulker With Downside Protection And A Great Technical Setup

Jul 02

The Strong Bull Case For Diana Shipping

Feb 12

Diana Shipping: Good Company And High Dividend Yields Sometimes Are Not Enough

Dec 25

At US$3.18, Is It Time To Put Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) On Your Watch List?

Dec 06
At US$3.18, Is It Time To Put Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) On Your Watch List?

Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Nov 17
Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Has No Shortage Of Debt

Diana Shipping: Navigating Troubled Waters

Oct 19

Diana Shipping: Downgrading On Premium Valuation And Risk Of Dividend Cut

Aug 03

Diana Shipping: Dividend Yield Continues To Shine, Making It A Solid Income Play

Jun 13

Diana Shipping: A Solid Business But Too Much Debt

Jun 05

What Does Diana Shipping Inc.'s (NYSE:DSX) Share Price Indicate?

May 05
What Does Diana Shipping Inc.'s (NYSE:DSX) Share Price Indicate?

A Look At The Fair Value Of Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX)

Mar 13
A Look At The Fair Value Of Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX)

There's No Escaping Diana Shipping Inc.'s (NYSE:DSX) Muted Earnings Despite A 30% Share Price Rise

Feb 24
There's No Escaping Diana Shipping Inc.'s (NYSE:DSX) Muted Earnings Despite A 30% Share Price Rise

Diana Shipping Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 21

Diana Shipping subsidiary secures contract for m/v San Francisco With Swissmarine

Feb 10

Diana Shipping's m/v Melia sold to OceanPal for $14M

Feb 01

Here's Why We Think Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Feb 01
Here's Why We Think Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Diana Shipping to sell dry bulk vessel for $15M

Jan 25

Fixed Income Opportunity In 9.85% YTM Diana Shipping Bond

Jan 06

Diana takes delivery of m/v DSI Altair, announces 2 contracts

Dec 27

Diana Shipping signs $3.7M charter for m/v Maera

Dec 16

Diana Shipping enters sales and leaseback of DSI Andromeda

Dec 07

Does Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 29
Does Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Diana Shipping takes delivery of DSI Andromeda, charters DSI Polaris

Nov 14

Diana Shipping announces delivery of Ultramax vessel m/v DSI Phoenix

Nov 03

Diana Shipping signs time charter contract for m/v DSI Pollux

Oct 27

If Diana Shipping Was A Football Player, They Would Be A Cornerback

Oct 21

Diana Shipping enters into time charter contract for m/v DSI Pyxis

Oct 13

Diana Shipping enters up to $200M loan facility with Nordea Bank

Oct 03

Diana Shipping to charter-in two Capesize dry bulk vessels

Aug 17

Diana Shipping acquires nine Ultramax dry bulk vessels from Sea Trade

Aug 11

Diana Shipping raises dividend by 10% to $0.275

Jul 28

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX)?

Jul 20
Is Now The Time To Look At Buying Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX)?

Diana Shipping announces time charter contract for M/V Boston

Jul 18

Diana Shipping: Time Charter Renewals Will Boost Average Rates

Jun 29

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Jun 14
Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) Shares Could Be 49% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Is Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Using Too Much Debt?

May 26
Is Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) Using Too Much Debt?

Diana Shipping: A Strong Momentum Shipping Stock Ahead Of Earnings

May 23

Diana Shipping's (NYSE:DSX) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

May 06
Diana Shipping's (NYSE:DSX) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: DSX has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: DSX has only been paying a dividend for 3 years, and since then payments have fallen.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Diana Shipping Dividend Yield vs Market
How does DSX dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (DSX)16.2%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Shipping)12.1%
Analyst forecast (DSX) (up to 3 years)16.2%

Notable Dividend: DSX's dividend (16.22%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: DSX's dividend (16.22%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.53%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (397.2%), DSX's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (79%), DSX's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/19 22:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/19 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Diana Shipping Inc. is covered by 31 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Glenn LoddenABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Erik StavsethArctic Securities ASA
Brandon OglenskiBarclays