Toro (NASDAQ:TORO – Get Free Report) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Toro and Diana Shipping”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Toro | $78.47 million | 0.61 | $140.64 million | $1.06 | 2.40 |
| Diana Shipping | $262.10 million | 1.05 | $49.84 million | $0.09 | 24.34 |
Toro has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diana Shipping. Toro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diana Shipping, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Toro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Diana Shipping | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Diana Shipping has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.99%. Given Diana Shipping’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Diana Shipping is more favorable than Toro.
Volatility & Risk
Toro has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diana Shipping has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
1.7% of Toro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of Diana Shipping shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Toro and Diana Shipping’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Toro | 176.49% | 17.16% | 10.30% |
| Diana Shipping | 6.81% | 5.34% | 2.26% |
About Toro
Toro Corp., a shipping company, acquires, owns, charters, and operates oceangoing tanker vessels and provides seaborne transportation services for crude oil LPG, and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Aframax/LR2 Tanker, Handysize Tanker, and LPG Carrier. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of one Handysize tanker vessel; one Aframax/LR2 vessel; and four LPG carrier vessels with an aggregate cargo carrying capacity of 0.1 million deadweight ton. Toro Corp. was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.
About Diana Shipping
Diana Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services. The company transports a range of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials in shipping routes worldwide. As of March 1, 2024, it operated a fleet of 38 dry bulk vessels, including 4 Newcastlemax, 8 Capesize, 5 Post-Panamax, 6 Kamsarmax, 9 Ultramax, and 6 Panamax. 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.
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